§20243 General Officers Ceasing to Occupy Positions Commensurate with Grade

Summary

Within 60 days after a Space Force general officer stops holding a job that fits their rank (or a higher rank), the Secretary of the Air Force must carry out the officer’s choice from four options: move the officer, while keeping their rank, to the Space Force retired list if they qualify and ask for it; move them, while keeping their rank, to inactive status if qualified; remove them from the appointment and, if they qualify and ask, reappoint them at the rank they held before becoming a general officer; or simply discharge them. If the officer is reappointed at their earlier rank, they get credit for time in that rank equal to the active time they already served in that rank and any higher ranks.