10 U.S.C. § 14503 Discharge of Officers With Less Than Six Years of Commissioned Service Or Found Not Qualified For Promotion to First Lieutenant Or Lieutenant (junior Grade)

• Library: United States Statutes
• Edition: 2023 Edition
• Currency: Current through P.L. 118-13 (published on www.congress.gov on 08/07/2023),Current through P.L. 118-19 (published on www.congress.gov on 10/06/2023)
• Year: 2023
• Citation: 10 U.S.C. § 14503

(a) AUTHORIZED DISCHARGES.-The Secretary of the military department concerned may discharge any reserve officer who-

(1) has less than six years of service in an active status as a commissioned officer; or

(2) is serving in the grade of second lieutenant or ensign and has been found not qualified for promotion to the grade of first lieutenant or lieutenant (junior grade).

(b) TIME FOR DISCHARGE.-

(1) An officer described in subsection (a)(2)-

(A) may be discharged at any time after being found not qualified for promotion; and

(B) if not sooner discharged, shall be discharged at the end of the 18-month period beginning on the date on which the officer is first found not qualified for promotion.

(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply if the officer is sooner promoted.

(c) REGULATIONS.-Discharges under this section shall be made under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense and may be made without regard to section 12645 of this title.

Cite as 10 U.S.C. § 14503

Source: Added Pub. L. 103-337, div. A, title XVI, §16111611,, 108 Stat. 2949; amended Pub. L. 110-181, div. A, title V, §503(c)(1), (2), Jan. 28, 2008, 122 Stat. 95.

Notes from the Office of Law Revision Counsel

current through 5/24/2023

EDITORIAL NOTES

PRIOR PROVISIONS

Provisions similar to those in subsecs. (a) and (b) of this section were contained in sections 3819(b) and 8819(c) of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 103-337, §1629(a)(2), (c) (2).