Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-110

§14519 Deferment of Retirement or Separation for Medical Reasons

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 › § 14519

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary in charge can delay an officer’s required retirement or separation if the officer needs to be hospitalized or watched for medical reasons to finish the physical exam and decide if the officer should retire for a disability, and those medical steps cannot be finished safely before the officer’s scheduled retirement or separation date. Any delay allowed under this rule can last no more than 30 days after the medical evaluation or observation is finished.

Full Legal Text

Title 10, §14519

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(a)Authority.—

If, in the case of an officer required to be retired or separated under this chapter or chapter 1409 of this title, the Secretary concerned determines that the evaluation of the physical condition of the officer and determination of the officer’s entitlement to retirement or separation for physical disability require hospitalization or medical observation and that such hospitalization or medical observation cannot be completed with confidence in a manner consistent with the officer’s well being before the date on which the officer would otherwise be required to retire or be separated, the Secretary may defer the retirement or separation of the officer.

(b)Period of Deferment.—

A deferral of retirement or separation under subsection (a) may not extend for more than 30 days after the completion of the evaluation requiring hospitalization or medical observation.

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Citation

10 U.S.C. § 14519

Title 10, Armed Forces

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110