# § 7314. Twenty to thirty years: enlisted members
section 7325 of this title
Under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Army, an enlisted member of the Army who has at least 20, but less than 30, years of service computed under may, upon his request, be retired.
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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 225, § 3914; Pub. L. 85–861, § 33(a)(25), Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1565; Pub. L. 96–343, § 9(a)(1), Sept. 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 1128; Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title V, § 515(a), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2753; renumbered § 7314 and amended Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, §§ 808(b)(12), 809(a), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1838, 1840.)
| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 3914 | 10:948 (1st sentence).10:948a. | Oct. 6, 1945, ch. 393, § 4 (1st sentence); restated Aug. 10, 1946, ch. 952, § 6(a) (1st sentence), 60 Stat. 996. |
| | | Aug. 10, 1946, ch. 952, § 7, 60 Stat. 996. |
The words “now or hereafter”, in 10:948a, are omitted as surplusage. The words “computed under ” are substituted for the words “active Federal service”, in 10:948, and “active Federal military service”, in 10:948a, since that revised section makes explicit the service covered. The words “be retired” are substituted for the words “will be placed on the retired list of”, in 10:948. The words “completed a minimum”, in 10:948; and “the period of”, “be subject to”, “periods of”, and “now or after ”, in 10:948a; are omitted as surplusage.
### 1958 Act
The change makes clear that the Secretary of the Army is required to prescribe regulations in this case, and conforms this section to section 8914, its Air Force counterpart.
## Editorial Notes
### Prior Provisions
Prior sections 7314 to 7316 were renumbered sections 8684 to 8686 of this title, respectively.
### Amendments
2018—, substituted “section 7325” for “section 3925”.
, renumbered as this section.
1994— struck out at end “A regular enlisted member then becomes a member of the Army Reserve. A member retired under this section shall perform such active duty as may be prescribed by law until his service computed under , plus his inactive service as a member of the Army Reserve, equals 30 years.”
1980— struck out “regular” before “enlisted members” in section catchline and substituted in section “an enlisted member” for “a regular enlisted member”, “A regular enlisted member” for “He”, and “Army Reserve. A member retired under this section” for “Army Reserve, and”.
1958— substituted “regulations to be prescribed” for “regulations prescribed”.
## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
### Effective Date of 2018 Amendment
Amendment by effective , with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see , set out as a note preceding .
### Effective Date of 1980 Amendment
> “The amendments made by this section [amending this section and sections 3925, 8914, and 8925 of this title] shall apply with respect to retired pay payable for months beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act [
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, , , provided that:
### Effective Date of 1958 Amendment
Amendment by effective , see , set out as a note under .
### Temporary Early Retirement Authority
For provisions authorizing the Secretary of the Army, during the period beginning , and ending , to apply this section to an enlisted member with at least 15 but less than 20 years of service by substituting “at least 15” for “at least 20”, see , set out as a note under .