Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-102
§642 Entitlement of Officers Discharged or Retired Under This Chapter to Separation Pay or Retired Pay
Title 10 › Subtitle A — General Military Law › PART II — PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 36 — PROMOTION, SEPARATION, AND INVOLUNTARY RETIREMENT OF OFFICERS ON THE ACTIVE-DUTY LIST › SUBCHAPTER V — ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO PROMOTION, SEPARATION, AND RETIREMENT › § 642
Summary
Eligible discharged officers get separation pay, per sec. 1174; retired get pay, per ch. 71.
Full Legal Text
Title 10, §642
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(a)An officer who is discharged under this chapter is entitled, if eligible therefor, to separation pay under section 1174 of this title.
(b)An officer who is retired under this chapter is entitled to retired pay computed under chapter 71 of this title.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective Sept. 15, 1981, but the authority to prescribe
Regulations
under this section effective on Dec. 12, 1980, see section 701 of Pub. L. 96–513, set out as an
Effective Date
of 1980 Amendment note under section 101 of this title.
Reference
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Citation
10 U.S.C. § 642
Title 10, Armed Forces
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102