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to the designated assignment. The officer will be retained on AD up to 90 calendar days after completing assignment to
the designated command position.
b. An officer holding a permanent grade of—
(1) Major general in a RC who has not been recommended for promotion to lieutenant general, or a brigadier
general recommended for promotion, will be released on the fifth anniversary of the officer’s appointment in that grade
or 30 days after completion of 35 years of commissioned service, whichever is later (10 USC 14508). However, at the
discretion of the Secretary of the Army, a RC major general may be retained on AD up to and including the last day of
the month in which the officer becomes age 62 (see para 2-21a(2)).
(2) Brigadier general in a RC who has not been recommended for promotion to the grade of major general will be
released on the fifth anniversary of the officer’s appointment in that grade, or 30 days after completion of 30 years of
commissioned service, whichever is later (10 USC 14508). However, at the discretion of the Secretary of the Army, a
RC brigadier general may be retained on AD up to and including the last day of the month in which the officer
becomes age 60 (see para 2-23a(3)).
c. An officer holding a permanent grade of colonel, or a lieutenant colonel recommended for promotion to colonel,
in a RC will be separated not later than the last day of the month in which he or she completes 30 years of
commissioned service (10 USC 14507(b)).
d. An RC lieutenant colonel not recommended for promotion to colonel will be separated not later than the last day
of the month in which he or she completes 28 years of commissioned officer service (10 USC 14507(a)).
e. An RC officer—
(1) In the grade of major that failed selection for promotion to the grade of lieutenant colonel for the second time,
separation will be the latter of —
(a) The first day of the month after the month is which the officer completes 20 years of commissioned service or;
(b) The first day of the seventh month after the board that considered the officer for the second time receives final
approval authority, unless the officer has a service remaining obligation, or is retained under other provisions of law.
(2) In the grade of captain who failed selection for promotion to major for the second time will be removed from
AD no later than the first day of the seventh month after the board that considered the officer of the second time
receives final approval authority, unless the officer has a service remaining obligation or is retained under other
provisions of law.
(3) In the grade of first lieutenant who failed selection for promotion to captain for the second time will be removed
from AD no later than the first day of the seventh month after the board that considered the officer for the second time
receives final approval authority, unless retained under other provisions of law.
(4) An officer of the ARNGUS assigned to a headquarters or headquarters detachment of a State, the Canal Zone,
Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, or the District of Columbia as United States Property and Fiscal Officer and an officer
assigned to the Selective Service System may be retained on AD and in an active status until further retention is
considered inappropriate by HRC or the agency concerned or until age 60, whichever is earlier.
(5) An officer of the ARNGUS assigned as Chief, National Guard Bureau.
(6) An officer whose retention is approved on an individual basis by the Secretary of the Army.
(7) An officer who on attainment of age 58 is within 2 years of qualifying for retired pay under AR 135–180 will be
retained, if otherwise qualified, until the end of the month in which age 60 is reached.
f. Officers who twice fail selection for promotion may be continued on AD under the provisions of 10 USC 14701
and 14703.
g. An officer, other than a warrant officer, whose retention in an active Reserve status is authorized beyond the
removal date specified in AR 140–10 (USAR officer) or NGR 635–100 (ARNGUS officer) but does not qualify for
retention on AD under the following exceptions will be released under the applicable criteria in b through d, above.
Exceptions are as follows:
(1) An Army Nurse Corps or Army Medical Specialist Corps lieutenant colonel or below in an RC may, at the
discretion of the Secretary of the Army, be retained on AD and in an active status until 30 calendar days after the date
he or she completes 30 years of service (computed under 10 USC 14706).
(2) An officer, other than a warrant officer, within 2 years of qualifying for retirement (10 USC 3911—20 years
active service including 10 years of commissioned officer service or 10 USC 12731—20 years qualifying service) prior
to attaining maximum length of service will be retained on AD and in an active status until the end of the month after
he or she becomes eligible for retirement.
(3) An AMEDD officer (excluding all Medical Service Corps officers except podiatrists and optometrists) or
chaplain who can not qualify for retirement under chapter 367 (10 USC 3911) upon completion of service (prescribed
in b through d, above) but who can attain retirement eligibility by age 60 under 10 USC 12731 may be retained (with
their consent) on AD and in an active status until he or she qualifies for retirement but can not be retained later than
age 68.
(4) An officer of the ARNGUS assigned to a headquarters or headquarters detachment of a State, the Canal Zone,
Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, or the District of Columbia as United States Property and Fiscal Officer and an officer
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