10 U.S.C. § 636 : US Code - Section 636: Retirement for years of service: regular officers in grades above brigadier general and rear admiral (lower half)

Search 10 U.S.C. § 636 : US Code - Section 636: Retirement for years of service: regular officers in grades above brigadier general and rear admiral (lower half)

(a) Major Generals and Rear Admirals Serving in Grade. - Except
as provided in subsection (b) or (c) and under section 637(b) of
this title, each officer of the Regular Army, Regular Air Force, or
Regular Marine Corps who holds the regular grade of major general,
and each officer of the Regular Navy who holds the regular grade of
rear admiral, shall, if not earlier retired, be retired on the
first day of the first month beginning after the date of the fifth
anniversary of his appointment to that grade or on the first day of
the month after the month in which he completes 35 years of active
commissioned service, whichever is later.
(b) Lieutenant Generals and Vice Admirals. - In the
administration of subsection (a) in the case of an officer who is
serving in the grade of lieutenant general or vice admiral, the
number of years of active commissioned service applicable to the
officer is 38 years.
(c) Generals and Admirals. - In the administration of subsection
(a) in the case of an officer who is serving in the grade of
general or admiral, the number of years of active commissioned
service applicable to the officer is 40 years.