(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) or section 1370 of this title, each officer who is retired under section 6321 or 6322 of this title—
(1) unless otherwise entitled to a higher grade, shall be retired in the grade in which he was serving at the time of retirement; and
(2) unless otherwise entitled to higher pay, is entitled to retired pay computed under section 6333 of this title.
(b) Each officer who is retired while serving in the grade of admiral, vice admiral, general, or lieutenant general by virtue of an appointment under section 601 of this title or who is retired while serving in a grade to which he was appointed or promoted under section 603 of this title or promoted under section 602 1 (as in effect before February 1, 1992) or section 5721 of this title—
(1) unless otherwise entitled to a higher grade, shall be retired in the grade he would hold if he had not received such an appointment; and
(2) unless otherwise entitled to higher pay, is entitled to retired pay computed under section 6333 of this title.
(c) A warrant officer who retires under section 6321, 6322, or 6323 of this title may elect to be placed on the retired list in the highest grade and with the highest retired pay to which he is entitled under any provision of this title.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 394; Pub. L. 85–422, §11(a)(6)(B), May 20, 1958, 72 Stat. 131; Pub. L. 85–861, §1(143), Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1509; Pub. L. 88–132, §5(h)(4), Oct. 2, 1963, 77 Stat. 214; Pub. L. 95–377, §7, Sept. 19, 1978, 92 Stat. 721; Pub. L. 96–342, title VIII, §813(d)(3), Sept. 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 1104; Pub. L. 96–513, title V, §§503(47)(B), 513(17), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2914, 2932; Pub. L. 97–22, §10(b)(8), July 10, 1981, 95 Stat. 137; Pub. L. 99–348, title I, §104(c)(2), title II, §203(b)(3), July 1, 1986, 100 Stat. 691, 696; Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title X, §1052(39), Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2501.)
| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 6325 | 34 U.S.C. 410m. | Aug. 7, 1947, ch. 512, §316(j), 61 Stat. 868. |
| 34 U.S.C. 626–1(a) (1st sentence). | Aug. 7, 1947, ch. 512, §314(a) (1st sentence), 61 Stat. 863; May 5, 1954, ch. 180, §205, 68 Stat. 68. | |
| 34 U.S.C. 389 (1st sentence as applicable to grade). | R.S. 1457 (1st sentence as applicable to grade). | |
| 34 U.S.C. 410c(a) (as applicable to retired pay of officers retired under 34 U.S.C. 410b). | Feb. 21, 1946, ch. 34, §7(a) (as applicable to retired pay of officers retired under §6), 60 Stat. 27; Aug. 7, 1947, ch. 512, §432(a), 61 Stat. 881. | |
| 34 U.S.C. 43g(d). | Apr. 16, 1947, ch. 38, §207(e), 61 Stat. 49; redesignated (d), Aug. 7, 1947, ch. 512, §434(d), 61 Stat. 882; May 16, 1950, ch. 186, §3(i), 64 Stat. 162. | |
| 34 U.S.C. 43g(f). | Apr. 16, 1947, ch. 38, §207(g), 61 Stat. 49; redesignated (f), Aug. 7, 1947, ch. 512, §434(d), 61 Stat. 882. | |
| 34 U.S.C. 410r(a), (g). | June 12, 1948, ch. 449, §207(a), (g), 62 Stat. 366. | |
| 34 U.S.C. 625h(a). | June 12, 1948, ch. 449, §213(a), 62 Stat. 369. | |
| 34 U.S.C. 430(f) (as applicable to officers retired under 34 U.S.C. 381, 34 U.S.C. 383, and 34 U.S.C. 410b). | May 29, 1954, ch. 249, §14(f), 68 Stat. 163 (as applicable to officers retired under R.S. 1443, Act of May 13, 1908, ch. 166, 35 Stat. 128 (8th sentence, less proviso), and Act of Feb. 21, 1946, ch. 34, §6, 60 Stat. 27). |
| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 6325 | [No source]. | [No source]. |
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