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Table 2–8<br />
Voluntary release from active duty for an officer of a medical holding detachment<br />
Step Work center Required action<br />
1 SLDR Submits REFRAD request (fig 2–1) to PSC/MPD.<br />
2 SACT<br />
BN S–1<br />
Reviews, processes, <strong>and</strong> forwards through channels to comm<strong>and</strong>er with SAA. Includes—<br />
a. Date reported on current tour of AD; type, effective date, <strong>and</strong> date of termination of current AD<br />
commitment.<br />
b.Whether medical board or PEB proceedings are pending or appropriate.<br />
3 C&S The SAA approves or disapproves (other than a dual status officer) the request. For a dual status officer,<br />
forwards the request, to include recommendations, to HRC–Alex<strong>and</strong>ria (AHRC–OPD–A).<br />
4 SACT<br />
(TP/TA)<br />
Receives separation instructions from the SAA or HRC <strong>and</strong> separates the officer. Final release orders<br />
<strong>and</strong> forms will cite regulatory authority <strong>and</strong> SPD as shown in AR 635–5–1.<br />
Section X<br />
Task: Process Involuntary Release from Active Duty Due to Maximum Age<br />
2–21. Rules for processing involuntary release from active duty due to maximum service<br />
a. An officer will be released from active duty (REFRAD) unless he or she requests voluntary retirement) on the<br />
last day of the month in which he or she attains the following maximum ages, unless the officer’s release date is<br />
required sooner by maximum service, or the Secretary of the <strong>Army</strong> authorizes the officer’s retention on an individual<br />
basis:<br />
(1) An officer of the ARNGUS assigned as Chief, National Guard Bureau will be REFRAD at age 64.<br />
(2) Major general (or brigadier general officer recommended for permanent promotion to major general) will be<br />
REFRAD age 62.<br />
(3) Any other commissioned officer, other than warrant officer, will be REFRAD at age 60. An officer may be<br />
retained on AD until eligible for retirement if he or she is within 2 years of active service retirement eligibility.<br />
(4) A warrant officer who qualifies for retired pay under Chapter 1223 of Title 10, United States Code, will be<br />
REFRAD on the last day of the month in which he or she attains age 60, unless authorized retention beyond age 60.<br />
(5) A warrant officer, age 60 or older, who can attain 20 years of qualifying service for retired pay under Chapter<br />
1223 of Title 10, United States Code, prior to attaining age 62, will be REFRAD on the last day of the month in which<br />
he or she attains 20 years of qualifying service unless authorized retention.<br />
(6) A warrant officer who cannot qualify for retired pay under Chapter 1223 of Title 10, United States Code, will be<br />
REFRAD on the last day of the month in which he or she attains age 62.<br />
(7) The Secretary of the <strong>Army</strong> may retain in an active status certain ARNG or USAR officers, with their consent, in<br />
the Medical Corps, Dental Corps, Veterinary Corps, designated as an allied health officer; biomedical sciences officer<br />
or the optometry section of the Medical Services Corps, the <strong>Army</strong> Nurse Corps, <strong>Army</strong> Medical Specialist Corps, <strong>and</strong><br />
the Chaplains. During the retention of the officer must fill a missions-based requirement. Retention under this provision<br />
may not extend beyond the date on which the officer becomes 67 years of age (10 USC 14703). Request for retention<br />
under this provision will be forwarded through channels to Chief, National Guard Bureau, NBG-ARH, 1411 Jefferson<br />
Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22201–3237 (for ARNG officers); Comm<strong>and</strong>ing Genera, Human Resource Comm<strong>and</strong><br />
(CG, HRC-Alex<strong>and</strong>ria), AHRC-OPH-P, 200 Stovall Street, Alex<strong>and</strong>ria, VA 22332 or CG, HRC-St. Louis, AHRC-AR,<br />
1 Reserve Way, St. Louis, MO 53132–5200 (for USAR AGR officers).<br />
Note. With regard to paragraphs 2–21a(4), (5), <strong>and</strong> (6), a warrant officer must request <strong>and</strong> be approved for retention beyond age 60<br />
in order for the service performed beyond age 60 to be creditable for retired pay (10 USC 2308).<br />
b. <strong>Officer</strong>s indicated in para 21a(3) of this regulation who cannot qualify for retirement under chapter 6 prior to<br />
attainment of age 60 will be released from AD as prescribed by a, above, except those on scheduled release date who<br />
are within 2 years of eligibility for retirement under chapter 6 or for retired pay under AR 135–180. If otherwise<br />
qualified, these officers may be retained in AD until eligible for such retirement or retired pay, which occurs first.<br />
c. <strong>Officer</strong>s to be released under this paragraph will be notified through channels by HRC-Alex<strong>and</strong>ria (AHRC-OPD-<br />
A) or HRC-St. Louis (AHRC-AR) or USAR AGR officers) not than 90 calendar days prior to the scheduled release<br />
date, unless release is to be effective because of expiration of service agreement, in which case provisions of<br />
paragraphs 2–7 <strong>and</strong> 2–8 apply.<br />
d. The officer’s separation will not be delayed past the schedule release date due to nonsubmission or late<br />
submission of a voluntary retirement request.<br />
e. An ARC officer—<br />
(1) In the grade of major that failed selection for promotion to the grade of lieutenant colonel for the second time,<br />
separation will be the latter of —<br />
(a) The first day of the month after the month is which the officer completes 20 years of commissioned service or;<br />
AR 600–8–24 12 April 2006<br />
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