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10 U.S.C. 8326: Enlisted members: 30 years

Created in 1958 by Public Law 85-422. Changed by 7 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2018

    • Pub. L. 115–232, §807(b)(15), renumbered section 6326 of this title as this section. (John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019) Law text
    • Pub. L. 115–232, §809(a), substituted "section 8333" for "section 6333". (John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019) Law text · (c)

    1986

    • Pub. L. 99–348 substituted provision that retired pay be computed under section 6333 for provision that retired pay, in the case of a person who first became a member of a uniformed service, as defined in section 1407(a)(2), before Sept. 8, 1980, be at the rate of 75 percent of the bas… · (c)

    1980

    • Pub. L. 96–513 substituted "September 8, 1980" for "the date of the enactment of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1981" wherever appearing, and "master chief petty officer" for "senior enlisted advisor". · (c)
    • Pub. L. 96–342 designated existing provisions as subpar. (A), inserted provision limiting applicability to persons who became members of the uniformed services before the date of the enactment of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1981, and added subpar. (B). · (c)

    1967

    • Pub. L. 90–207 inserted ", or if he has served as senior enlisted advisor of the Navy or as sergeant major of the Marine Corps, he shall be entitled to retired pay at the rate of 75 percent of the highest basic pay to which he was entitled while so serving, if that rate is higher" a… · (c)

    1963

    • Pub. L. 88–132 substituted "of" for "to which he would be entitled is serving on active duty in" after "75 percent of the basic pay". · (c)

    1958

    • Pub. L. 85–422 substituted "pay grade in which he was serving on the day before retirement" for "grade in which retired". · (c)
    • Pub. L. 85–861 repealed subsec. (d) which related to grade of members serving in a grade to which they were appointed under section 5597 or promoted under section 5787 of this title. · (d)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.