Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-102
§14515 Discharge or Retirement for Age
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 › § 14515
Summary
When a reserve officer reaches the maximum age in sections 14509–14512, they must, by month's end (unless separated earlier, separation delayed, or continued on active duty by law), transfer to the Retired Reserve if eligible and do not decline under the Secretary's rules; otherwise they are discharged.
Full Legal Text
Title 10, §14515
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Each reserve officer of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps who is in an active status or on an inactive-status list and who reaches the maximum age specified in section 14509, 14510, 14511, or 14512 of this title for the officer’s grade or position shall (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) not later than the last day of the month in which the officer reaches that maximum age—
(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(d)(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(d)(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 transfer to the Retired Reserve, be discharged from the officer’s reserve appointment.” 1996—Pub. L. 104–106 substituted “inactive-status” for “inactive status” in introductory provisions.
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
of 1996 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 104–106 effective as if included in the Reserve Officer Personnel Management Act, title XVI of Pub. L. 103–337, as enacted on Oct. 5, 1994, see section 1501(f)(3) of Pub. L. 104–106, set out as a note under section 113 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. § 14515
Title 10, Armed Forces
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102