§12731b Special Rule for Members with Physical Disabilities Not Incurred in Line of Duty

Summary

The military secretary can treat a Selected Reserve member who leaves only because of a physical disability as having met the years-of-service requirement for retirement notification and give the member the required notice, if the member has at least 15 years but less than 20 years of service (as counted under the law). This cannot be done if the disability came from the member’s intentional wrongdoing, willful neglect or willful failure to meet retention rules, or if the disability happened while the member was absent without permission.