Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-102
§750 Command: Retired Officers
Title 10 › Subtitle A — General Military Law › PART II — PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 43 — RANK AND COMMAND › § 750
Summary
Retired officers do not have the authority to lead or give orders unless they are brought back on active duty.
Full Legal Text
Title 10, §750
Armed Forces, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
A retired officer has no right to command except when on active duty.
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. § 750
Title 10, Armed Forces
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102