Posted on Oct 5, 2019
Is there a minimum time on station in the Navy in order to retire as an Officer?
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I PCS'ed last month from CONUS sea duty in Virginia to CONUS shore duty in Florida. I did 36 months on the sea duty. I am eligible to retire in March 2021 and would like to do that, but have heard I have to do a minimum 24 months here since I PCS'ed.
Can anyone assist with an instruction?
Can anyone assist with an instruction?
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PS-USN: Personnel Specialist
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I'm sure this is governed by federal law, but prior enlisted officers must have 10 years of active federal service to retire as an officer.
As far as time on station it is 12 months for the Army unless your orders specify something different. If you have 12 months on station and 10 years AFCS, recommend you drop your retirement request March 2020 so you can retire in March 2021. I would look hard at the acquisition of leave and reconsider to retire EOM September so you can rack up more leave, you may be able t accrue 90 days if you time everything just right which puts you out EOM June on terminal leave. This will make you unavailable to your branch manager/detailer for reassignment.
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10/6323
As far as time on station it is 12 months for the Army unless your orders specify something different. If you have 12 months on station and 10 years AFCS, recommend you drop your retirement request March 2020 so you can retire in March 2021. I would look hard at the acquisition of leave and reconsider to retire EOM September so you can rack up more leave, you may be able t accrue 90 days if you time everything just right which puts you out EOM June on terminal leave. This will make you unavailable to your branch manager/detailer for reassignment.
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10/6323
10 U.S. Code § 6323 - Officers: 20 years
In subsection (b) the words “or the Reserve Components thereof” are omitted because the terms “Navy”, “Marine Corps”, and “Coast Guard” include the reserve components. The words “including active duty for training” are omitted because the term “active duty” is defined in this title as including training duty.
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LTC Jason Mackay
If you accept a new assignment, you have to do 12 months on station ADSO, but I can't tell if that is an Army thing or a DFAS/DOD thing.
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LTC Jason Mackay
MAJ Ken Landgren - I was just looking at the ADSO regulation, they cite multiple Sections of US Code, so federal law.
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You can submit your retirement request in NSIPS once you have been at your current PDS for at least 12 months.
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