Us Code § 20505 - Officer considered for removal: voluntary retirement or discharge
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§ 20505. Officer considered for removal: voluntary retirement or discharge
(a)
(1) for voluntary retirement, if the officer is qualified for retirement; or
(2) for discharge in accordance with subsection (b)(2).
(b)
(1) if eligible for voluntary retirement under any provision of law on the date of such removal, be retired in the grade and with the retired pay for which the officer would be eligible if retired under such provision; and
(2) if ineligible for voluntary retirement under any provision of law on the date of such removal—
(A) be honorably discharged in the grade then held, in the case of an officer whose case was brought under subsection (a) of section 20501 of this title; or
(B) be discharged in the grade then held, in the case of an officer whose case was brought under subsection (b) of section 20501 of this title.
(c)
(Added Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title XVII, §1719, Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 661.)
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