(a) Each officer of the Regular Navy or the Regular Marine Corps holding a permanent appointment in the grade of warrant officer, W-1, or above who applies for retirement after completing 40 or more years of active service shall be retired by the Secretary of the Navy.

Terms Used In 10 USC 8321

  • officer: includes any person authorized by law to perform the duties of the office. See 1 USC 1

(b) For the purpose of this section, an officer’s years of active service are computed by adding all his active service in the armed forces.