Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-102
§12772 Reserve Commissioned Officers Who Have Served as Attending Physician to the Congress: Grade on Transfer to Retired Reserve
Title 10 › Subtitle E — Reserve Components › PART II — PERSONNEL GENERALLY › CHAPTER 1225 — RETIRED GRADE › § 12772
Summary
A reserve commissioned officer who served as the Attending Physician to the Congress must be placed on the Retired Reserve list at the same rank they held while doing that job when they transfer to retirement. If another law gives them a higher rank, that higher rank must be used instead.
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Title 10, §12772
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Unless entitled to a higher grade under another provision of law, a reserve commissioned officer who is transferred to the Retired Reserve after having served in the position of Attending Physician to the Congress is entitled to be placed on the retired list established by section 12774(a) of this title in the grade held by the officer while serving in that position.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 1374(e) of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 103–337, § 1662(k)(2).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective Dec. 1, 1994, except as otherwise provided, see section 1691 of Pub. L. 103–337, set out as a note under section 10001 of this title.
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Citation
10 U.S.C. § 12772
Title 10, Armed Forces
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102