10 USC § 1043 - Service credit: service in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration or the Public Health Service
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identifier: "/us/usc/t10/s1043"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "10 USC § 1043 - Service credit: service in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration or the Public Health Service"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "1043"
section_name: "Service credit: service in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration or the Public Health Service"
chapter_number: 53
chapter_name: "MISCELLANEOUS RIGHTS AND BENEFITS"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "PERSONNEL"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 98–94, title X, § 1007(b)(1), Sept. 24, 1983, 97 Stat. 662.)"
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# § 1043. Service credit: service in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration or the Public Health Service
Active commissioned service in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration or the Public Health Service shall be credited as active commissioned service in the armed forces for purposes of determining the retirement eligibility and computing the retired pay of a member of the armed forces.
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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 98–94, title X, § 1007(b)(1), Sept. 24, 1983, 97 Stat. 662.)