Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-102
§1043 Service Credit: Service in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration or the Public Health Service
Title 10 › Subtitle A — General Military Law › PART II — PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 53 — MISCELLANEOUS RIGHTS AND BENEFITS › § 1043
Summary
Active commissioned NOAA or Public Health Service time counts toward military retirement eligibility and retired pay.
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Title 10, §1043
Armed Forces, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
Active commissioned service in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration or the Public Health Service shall be credited as active commissioned service in the armed forces for purposes of determining the retirement eligibility and computing the retired pay of a member of the armed forces.
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10 U.S.C. § 1043
Title 10, Armed Forces
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102