Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-110
§20602 Officers: Computation of Years of Service for Voluntary Retirement
Title 10 › Subtitle F — Alternative Military Personnel Systems › PART I — SPACE FORCE › CHAPTER 2013 — VOLUNTARY RETIREMENT FOR LENGTH OF SERVICE › § 20602
Summary
To see if a Space Force officer can retire under section 20601, add up all of the officer’s active service time in the armed forces. That total is the officer’s years of service for retirement. Any periods that section 972(b) says to exclude are not counted in that total.
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Title 10, §20602
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(a)Years of Active Service.—
For the purpose of determining whether an officer of the Space Force may be retired under section 20601 of this title, the officer’s years of service are computed by adding all active service in the armed forces.
(b)Reference to Section Excluding Service During Certain Periods.—
section 972(b) of this title excludes from computation of an officer’s years of service for purposes of this section any time identified with respect to that officer under that section.
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10 U.S.C. § 20602
Title 10, Armed Forces
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110