Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-102
§14514 Discharge or Retirement for Years of Service or After Selection for Early Removal
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 › § 14514
Summary
When a reserve officer in active status must be removed under sections 14507, 14508, 14704, or 14705 (unless separated earlier, separation is deferred, or kept on active duty by law), the officer must be moved to the Retired Reserve if eligible and does not opt out under the Secretary’s rules. If not eligible or the officer opts out, they must be discharged.
Full Legal Text
Title 10, §14514
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Each reserve officer of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps who is in an active status and who is required to be removed from an active status or from a reserve active-status list, as the case may be, under section 14507, 14508, 14704, or 14705 of this title (unless the officer is sooner separated or the officer’s separation is deferred or the officer is continued in an active status under another provision of law), in accordance with those sections, shall—
(1)be transferred to the Retired Reserve if the officer is qualified for such transfer and does not request (in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned) not to be transferred to the Retired Reserve; or
(2)be discharged from the officer’s reserve appointment if the officer is not qualified for transfer to the Retired Reserve or has requested (in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned) not to be so transferred.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2001—Par. (1). Pub. L. 107–107, § 517(c)(1), substituted “if the officer is qualified for such transfer and does not request (in accordance with
Regulations
prescribed by the Secretary concerned) not to be transferred to the Retired Reserve” for “, if the officer is qualified and applies for such transfer”. Par. (2). Pub. L. 107–107, § 517(c)(2), added par. (2) and struck out former par. (2) which read as follows: “if the officer is not qualified or does not apply for such transfer, be discharged from the officer’s reserve appointment.”
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 2001 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 107–107 effective on the first day of the first month that begins more than 180 days after Dec. 28, 2001, see section 517(g) of Pub. L. 107–107, set out as a note under section 10154 of this title.
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.
Reference
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Citation
10 U.S.C. § 14514
Title 10, Armed Forces
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102