10 USC § 20602 - Officers: computation of years of service for voluntary retirement
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identifier: "/us/usc/t10/s20602"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "10 USC § 20602 - Officers: computation of years of service for voluntary retirement"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "20602"
section_name: "Officers: computation of years of service for voluntary retirement"
chapter_number: 2013
chapter_name: "VOLUNTARY RETIREMENT FOR LENGTH OF SERVICE"
part_number: "I"
part_name: "SPACE FORCE"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title XVII, § 1719A(a), Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 663.)"
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# § 20602. Officers: computation of years of service for voluntary retirement
**(a)** **Years of Active Service.—** For the purpose of determining whether an officer of the Space Force may be retired under section 20601 of this title, the officer’s years of service are computed by adding all active service in the armed forces.
**(b)** **Reference to Section Excluding Service During Certain Periods.—** Section 972(b) of this title excludes from computation of an officer’s years of service for purposes of this section any time identified with respect to that officer under that section.
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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title XVII, § 1719A(a), Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 663.)