10 USC § 14901 - Separation of chaplains for loss of professional qualifications

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title: "10 USC § 14901 - Separation of chaplains for loss of professional qualifications"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "14901"
section_name: "Separation of chaplains for loss of professional qualifications"
chapter_number: 1411
chapter_name: "ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO INVOLUNTARY SEPARATION"
part_number: "III"
part_name: "PROMOTION AND RETENTION OF OFFICERS ON THE RESERVE ACTIVE-STATUS LIST"
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last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, § 1611, Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2957.)"
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# § 14901. Separation of chaplains for loss of professional qualifications

**(a)** **Separation.—** Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, an officer on the reserve active-status list who is appointed or designated as a chaplain may, if the officer fails to maintain the qualifications needed to perform the professional function of a chaplain, be discharged. The authority under the preceding sentence applies without regard to the provisions of section 12645 of this title.

**(b)** **Effect of Separation.—** If an officer separated under this section is eligible for retirement, the officer may be retired. If the officer has completed the years of service required for eligibility for retired pay under chapter 1223 of this title, the officer may be transferred to the Retired Reserve.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, § 1611, Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2957.)

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