PRIA, Government Policy, Made Personal

Summary

The Secretary in charge can end a permanent regular warrant officer’s appointment any time within three years after they accepted that permanent warrant officer post. If separated this way, the officer may get separation pay under section 1174 if they qualify, or they may be re-enlisted under section 515; being re-enlisted under section 515 means they do not get separation pay.

Title 10, §1165

Armed Forces, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

The Secretary concerned may terminate the regular appointment of any permanent regular warrant officer at any time within three years after the date when the officer accepted his original permanent appointment as a warrant officer in that component. A warrant officer who is separated under this section is entitled, if eligible therefor, to separation pay under section 1174 or he may be enlisted under section 515 of this title. If such a warrant officer is enlisted under section 515 of this title, he is not entitled to separation pay.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 116510:600d (less last 36 words of last sentence).34:135d (less last 36 words of last sentence).May 29, 1954, ch. 249, § 6 (less last 36 words of last sentence), 68 Stat. 159. The words “in his discretion” are omitted as surplusage. The last 10 words of the last sentence are inserted for clarity.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1980—Pub. L. 96–513 authorized entitlement, if the regular warrant officer is eligible therefor, to separation pay under section 1174.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1980 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 96–513 effective Sept. 15, 1981, but the authority to prescribe

Regulations

under the amendment by Pub. L. 96–513 effective on Dec. 12, 1980, see section 701 of Pub. L. 96–513, set out as a note under section 101 of this title.

§1165 Regular Warrant Officers: Separation During Three-year Probationary Period