10 USC § 9317 - Thirty years or more: regular enlisted members

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title: "10 USC § 9317 - Thirty years or more: regular enlisted members"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "9317"
section_name: "Thirty years or more: regular enlisted members"
chapter_number: 941
chapter_name: "RETIREMENT FOR LENGTH OF SERVICE"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "PERSONNEL"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 550, § 8917; renumbered § 9317 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)(15), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3811.)"
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# § 9317. Thirty years or more: regular enlisted members

section 9325 of this title

A regular enlisted member of the Air Force or the Space Force who has at least 30 years of service computed under  shall be retired upon his request.

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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 550, § 8917; renumbered § 9317 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)(15), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3811.)

| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 8917 | 10:947 (less proviso).10:947a (less last 11 words). | Mar. 2, 1907, ch. 2515, § 1 (1st 35 words), 34 Stat. 1217. |
|  |  | Feb. 14, 1885, ch. 67 (less 43d through 53d words); restated Sept. 30, 1890, ch. 1125 (less 43d through 53d words), 26 Stat. 504. |

The word “regular” is inserted to conform to an opinion of the Judge Advocate General of the Army (JAGA 1953/2301, 23 Mar. 1953). The words “upon his request” are substituted for the words “upon making application to the President”, in 10:947, and “by application to the President”, in 10:947a. The words “either as a private or non-commissioned officer, or both”, in 10:947a, are omitted as surplusage. The words “shall be retired” are substituted for the words “be placed upon the retired list”, in 10:947, and “be placed on the retired list heretofore created”, in 10:947a. The words “computed under ” are inserted for clarity. The 21 words before the proviso and the proviso of the Act of , as restated, are not contained in 10:947a. They are also omitted from the revised section, since the proviso is executed and the 21 words before the proviso are omitted as covered by formula E of .

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 9317 was renumbered .

### Amendments

2021— inserted “or the Space Force” after “Air Force”.

2018— renumbered  as this section and substituted “section 9325” for “section 8925”.

## 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 .