14 U.S.C. § 334 : US Code - Section 334: Grade on retirement

Search 14 U.S.C. § 334 : US Code - Section 334: Grade on retirement

(a) Any commissioned officer, other than a commissioned warrant
officer, who is retired under any provision of this title, shall be
retired from active service with the highest grade held by him for
not less than six months while on active duty in which, as
determined by the Secretary, his performance of duty was
satisfactory.
(b) Any warrant officer who is retired under any provision of
section 580, 1263, 1293, or 1305 of title 10, shall be retired from
active service with the highest commissioned grade above chief
warrant officer, W-4, held by him for not less than six months on
active duty in which, as determined by the Secretary, his
performance of duty was satisfactory.