Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-102
§1039 Crediting of Minority Service
Title 10 › Subtitle A — General Military Law › PART II — PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 53 — MISCELLANEOUS RIGHTS AND BENEFITS › § 1039
Summary
For retirement, transfer to the Fleet Reserve, and figuring retired pay, any service that would have counted but began under an enlistment made before the member reached the legal minimum age must be credited.
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Title 10, §1039
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For the purpose of determining eligibility for retirement or transfer to the Fleet Reserve or Fleet Marine Corps Reserve, entitlement to retired or retainer pay, and years of service in computing retired or retainer pay of a member of the armed forces, any service which would be creditable but for the fact that it was performed by him under an enlistment or induction entered into before he attained the age prescribed by law for that enlistment or induction, shall be credited.
Legislative History
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Effective Date
Pub. L. 87–165, § 2, Aug. 25, 1961, 75 Stat. 401, provided that: “section 1 [enacting this section] applies to service performed, and retirements or transfers to the Fleet Reserve or the Fleet Marine Corps Reserve effected, before and after this Act takes effect [Aug. 25, 1961].”
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Citation
10 U.S.C. § 1039
Title 10, Armed Forces
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102