10 USC § 20604 - Enlisted members: computation of years of service for voluntary retirement

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identifier: "/us/usc/t10/s20604"
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legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "10 USC § 20604 - Enlisted members: computation of years of service for voluntary retirement"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "20604"
section_name: "Enlisted members: 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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# § 20604. Enlisted members: computation of years of service for voluntary retirement

**(a)** **Years of Active Service.—** For the purpose of determining whether an enlisted member of the Space Force may be retired under section 20603 of this title, the member’s years of service are computed by adding all active service in the armed forces.

**(b)** **Reference to Section Excluding Counting of Certain Service Required to Be Made up.—** Time required to be made up under section 972(a) of this title may not be counted in computing years of service under subsection (a).

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title XVII, § 1719A(a), Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 663.)