Us Code § 9307 - Aviation cadets: discharge
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§ 9307. Aviation cadets: discharge
The Secretary of the Air Force may discharge an aviation cadet at any time.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 545, §8817; renumbered §9307, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, §806(b)(12), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1833.)
| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 8817 | 10:299 (last sentence). | June 3, 1941, ch. 165, §3 (last sentence), 55 Stat. 239. |
10:299 (last sentence, less 1st 14 words) is omitted as superseded by section 681 of this title.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 8817 of this title as this section.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2018 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.
CHAPTER 941—RETIREMENT FOR LENGTH OF SERVICE
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
A prior chapter 941, consisting of sections 9651 to 9656, related to issue of serviceable material other than to Armed Forces, prior to renumbering as chapter 971 of this title.
Amendments
2021—Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, §923(c)(17)(C), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3812, added item 9324 and struck out former item 9324 "Forty years or more: Air Force officers".
2018—Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, §806(d)(3)(B)(ii), (e)(1), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1833, redesignated chapter 867 of this title as this chapter and items 8911, 8914, 8917, 8918, 8920, 8921, 8924 to 8926, and 8929 as 9311, 9314, 9317, 9318, 9320, 9321, 9324 to 9326, and 9329, respectively.
2004—Pub. L. 108–375, div. A, title V, §541(c)(3)(B), Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 1904, inserted "; waiver authority" after "Academy" in item 8921.
1999—Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title V, §532(a)(4)(E), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 604, added item 8921.
1996—Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title V, §509(b)(2), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 298, substituted "permanent professors and the Director of Admissions" for "professors" in item 8920.
1980—Pub. L. 96–513, title V, §504(17), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2917, struck out items 8913 "Twenty years or more: deferred officers not recommended for promotion", 8915 "Twenty-eight years: deferred retirement of nurses and medical specialists in regular grade of major", 8916 "Twenty-eight years: promotion-list lieutenant colonels", 8919 "Thirty years or more: regular commissioned officers; excessive number", 8921 "Thirty years or five years in grade: promotion-list colonels", 8922 "Thirty years or five years in grade: regular brigadier generals", 8923 "Thirty-five years or five years in grade: regular major generals", and 8927 "Computation of years of service: mandatory retirement; regular commissioned officers".
Pub. L. 96–343, §9(b)(3), Sept. 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 1129, struck out "regular" before "enlisted members" in items 8914 and 8925.
1967—Pub. L. 90–130, §1(32)(C), Nov. 8, 1967, 81 Stat. 383, substituted "Twenty-eight years: deferred retirement of nurses and medical specialists in regular grade of major" for "Twenty-five years: female majors except those designated under section 8067(a)–(d) or (g)–(i) of this title; male majors designated under section 8067(e) or (f) of this title" in item 8915.
1966—Pub. L. 89–609, §1(32), Sept. 30, 1966, 80 Stat. 854, inserted "; male majors designated under section 8067(e) or (f) of this title" in item 8915.
1957—Pub. L. 85–155, title III, §301(21), Aug. 21, 1957, 71 Stat. 389, struck out items 8912 and 8928, and substituted "section 8067(a)–(d) or (g)–(i)" for "section 8067" in item 8915.
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