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§1411 Rules of Construction

Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle A— General Military Law › Part II— PERSONNEL › Chapter 71— COMPUTATION OF RETIRED PAY › § 1411

Last updated Apr 3, 2026|Official source

Summary

Treat a person's start date in the uniformed services as the day they first enlisted, were inducted (for example, drafted or sworn in), or were appointed. When tables in this chapter refer to section numbers, they point to sections in this same title.

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Title 10, §1411

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(a)For purposes of this chapter and other provisions of law providing for computation of retired or retainer pay of members of the uniformed services, a person shall be considered to first become a member of a uniformed service on the date the person is first enlisted, inducted, or appointed in a uniformed service.
(b)Section references in tables in this chapter are to sections of this title.

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Citation

10 U.S.C. § 1411

Title 10Armed Forces

Last Updated

Apr 3, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60