# § 9314. Twenty to thirty years: enlisted members
section 9325 of this title
Under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Air Force, an enlisted member of the Air Force or the Space Force 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. 550, § 8914; Pub. L. 96–343, § 9(b)(1), Sept. 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 1128; Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title V, § 515(b), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2753; renumbered § 9314 and amended Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, §§ 806(b)(13), 809(a), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1833, 1840; Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, § 923(c)(14), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3811.)
| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 8914 | 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 from” 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”, “period of”, and “now or after ”, in 10:948a; are omitted as surplusage.
## Editorial Notes
### Prior Provisions
Prior sections 9314, 9314a, 9314b, and 9315 were renumbered sections 9414, 9414a, 9414b, and 9415 of this title, respectively.
A prior section 9316, added , , , related to training and support for A–10 aircraft, prior to repeal by , [div. A], title III, § 353(a), , .
### Amendments
2021— inserted “or the Space Force” after “member of the Air Force”.
2018— renumbered as this section and substituted “section 9325” for “section 8925”.
1994— struck out at end “A regular enlisted member then becomes a member of the Air Force 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 Air Force Reserve, equals 30 years.”
1980— struck out “regular” before “enlisted members” in section catchline and substituted in text “an enlisted member” for “a regular enlisted member”, “A regular enlisted member” for “He”, and “Air Force Reserve. A member retired under this section” for “Air Force, and”.
## 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
Amendment by effective with respect to retired pay payable for months beginning after , see , set out as a note under .
### Temporary Early Retirement Authority
For provisions authorizing the Secretary of the Air Force, 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 .