Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-102
§14510 Separation at Age 62: Brigadier Generals and Rear Admirals (lower Half)
Title 10 › Subtitle E — Reserve Components › PART III — PROMOTION AND RETENTION OF OFFICERS ON THE RESERVE ACTIVE-STATUS LIST › CHAPTER 1407 — FAILURE OF SELECTION FOR PROMOTION AND INVOLUNTARY SEPARATION › § 14510
Summary
Must be separated on the last day of their 62nd birthday month: reserve brigadier generals (Army, Air Force, Marine Corps) and Navy reserve rear admirals (lower half) not promoted, unless retired, in Retired Reserve, discharged, or covered by another rule.
Full Legal Text
Title 10, §14510
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Unless retired, transferred to the Retired Reserve, or discharged at an earlier date, each reserve officer of the Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps in the grade of brigadier general who has not been recommended for promotion to the grade of major general, and each reserve rear admiral (lower half) of the Navy who has not been recommended for promotion to the grade of rear admiral, except an officer covered by section 14512 of this title, shall be separated in accordance with section 14515 of this title on the last day of the month in which the officer becomes 62 years of age.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 3843(a) and 8843 of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 103–337, § 1629(a)(3), (c)(3).
Amendments
2006—Pub. L. 109–364 substituted “age 62: brigadier generals” for “age 60: reserve brigadier generals” in section catchline and “62” for “60” in text.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective Oct. 1, 1996, see section 1691(b)(1) 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. § 14510
Title 10, Armed Forces
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102