Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-110
§20603 Enlisted Members: Voluntary Retirement for Length of Service
Title 10 › Subtitle F — Alternative Military Personnel Systems › PART I — SPACE FORCE › CHAPTER 2013 — VOLUNTARY RETIREMENT FOR LENGTH OF SERVICE › § 20603
Summary
Allows enlisted Space Force members who have at least 20 but less than 30 years of service (counted the way section 20604 says) to retire if they ask, under rules the Secretary of the Air Force sets. Enlisted members with at least 30 years of that service must be retired if they ask.
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Title 10, §20603
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(a)Twenty to Thirty Years.—
Under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Air Force, an enlisted member of the Space Force who has at least 20, but less than 30, years of service computed under section 20604 of this title may, upon the member’s request, be retired.
(b)Thirty Years or More.—
An enlisted member of the Space Force who has at least 30 years of service computed under section 20604 of this title shall be retired upon the member’s request.
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Citation
10 U.S.C. § 20603
Title 10, Armed Forces
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110