§20243 General Officers Ceasing to Occupy Positions Commensurate with Grade

Summary

When a Space Force general stops holding a job that matches their rank or a higher rank, the Secretary of the Air Force must, within 60 days, carry out the officer’s choice from several options. The officer can choose to be moved at their rank to the Space Force retired list if they are qualified and apply, to be moved at their rank to inactive status if qualified, to be discharged and—if qualified and they apply—reappointed at the rank they held before becoming a general, or to be discharged entirely. If the officer is reappointed under the third option, they get credit for time in that rank equal to the time they already served on active duty in that rank and any higher rank.