Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73not60
§649i Continuation on Active Duty: Officers in Certain Military Specialties and Career Tracks
Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle A— General Military Law › Part II— PERSONNEL › Chapter 36— PROMOTION, SEPARATION, AND INVOLUNTARY RETIREMENT OF OFFICERS ON THE ACTIVE-DUTY LIST › Subchapter VI— ALTERNATIVE PROMOTION AUTHORITY FOR OFFICERS IN DESIGNATED COMPETITIVE CATEGORIES › § 649i
Summary
An officer who is covered by a separate retention rule can be kept on active duty under that rule. This can happen even if the officer is also eligible to stay on active duty under a different retention rule.
Full Legal Text
Title 10, §649i
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In addition to continuation on active duty provided for in section 649h of this title, an officer to whom section 637a of this title applies may be continued on active duty in accordance with the provisions of such section 637a.
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10 U.S.C. § 649i
Title 10 — Armed Forces
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60