Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 10 : Section 1402a


   
U.S. Code as of: 01/19/04
Section 1402a. Recomputation of retired or retainer pay to reflect later active duty of members who first became members after September 7, 1980

      (a) In General. - A member of an armed force - 
        (1) who first became a member of a uniformed service after
      September 7, 1980;
        (2) who has become entitled to retired pay or retainer pay; and
        (3) who thereafter serves on active duty (other than for
      training),

    is entitled to recompute his retired pay or retainer pay upon
    release from that duty according to the following table.


                Column 1                            Column 2            
                  Take                             Multiply by          
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    Retired pay base or retainer        The retired pay multiplier or   
     pay base under section 1407         retainer pay multiplier        
     which he would be entitled to       prescribed in section 1409 for 
     use if -                            the sum of -                   
    (1) he were retiring upon           (1) the years of service that   
     release from that active duty;      may be credited to him in      
     or                                  computing retired pay or       
                                         retainer pay; and              
                                                                        
    (2) he were transferring to the     (2) his years of active service 
     Fleet Reserve or Fleet Marine       after becoming entitled to     
     Corps Reserve upon that release     retired pay or retainer pay.   
     from active duty.                                                  
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      (b) New Disability Incurred During Later Active Duty. - A member
    of an armed force who first became a member of a uniformed service
    after September 7, 1980, who has been retired other than for
    physical disability and who while on active duty incurs a physical
    disability of at least 30 percent for which he would otherwise be
    eligible for retired pay under chapter 61 of this title, is
    entitled, upon his release from active duty, to retired pay under
    subsection (d).
      (c) Additional or Aggravated Disability Incurred During Later
    Active Duty. - A member of an armed force who first became a member
    of a uniformed service after September 7, 1980, and who - 
        (1) was retired for physical disability under section 1201 or
      1204 of this title or any other law or whose name is on the
      temporary disability retired list;
        (2) incurs, while on active duty after retirement or after his
      name was placed on the temporary disability retired list, a
      physical disability that is in addition to or that aggravates the
      physical disability for which he was retired or for which his
      name was placed on that list; and
        (3) is qualified under section 1201, 1202, 1204, or 1205 of
      this title;

    is entitled, upon his release from active duty, to retired pay
    under subsection (d).
      (d) Computation for Later Disability. - A member of an armed
    force covered by subsection (b) or (c) may elect to receive either
    (1) the retired pay to which he became entitled when he retired,
    increased by any applicable adjustments in that pay under section
    1401a of this title after he initially became entitled to that pay,
    or (2) retired pay computed according to the following table.


      Column 1 - Take: The retired pay base computed under section
       1407(b) of this title.                                
      Column 2 - Multiply by: As member elects - 
      (1) 2(!1/2) percent of years of service credited under section
       1208 of this title; (!1) or                           
      (2) the highest percentage of disability attained while on active
       duty after retirement or after the date when his name was
       placed on temporary disability retired list, as the case
       may be.                                               
      Column 3 - Add: Amount necessary to increase product of columns 1
       and 2 to 50 percent of pay upon which computation is
       based, if member is on temporary disability retired list 
      Column 4 - Subtract: Excess over 75 percent of retired or retainer
       pay base upon which computation is based.             

      (!1) Before applying percentage factor, credit each full month of
    service that is in addition to the number of full years of service
    creditable to the member as one-twelfth of a year and disregard any
    remaining fractional part of a month.
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      (e) Alternative Recomputation to Subsection (a) Formula. -
    Notwithstanding subsection (a), a member covered by that subsection
    may elect, upon his release from that active duty, to have his
    retired pay or retainer pay - 
        (1) computed according to the formula set forth in subsection
      (a) but using the monthly retired pay base under which his
      retired pay or retainer pay was computed when he entered on that
      active duty; and
        (2) increased by any applicable adjustments in that pay under
      section 1401a of this title after he initially became entitled to
      that pay.

      (f) Additional 10 Percent for Certain Enlisted Members Credited
    With Extraordinary Heroism. - (1) In the case of a member who is
    entitled to recompute retired pay under this section upon release
    from active duty served after retiring under section 3914 or 8914
    of this title, the member's retired pay as recomputed under another
    provision of this section shall be increased by 10 percent of the
    amount so recomputed if the member has been credited by the
    Secretary concerned with extraordinary heroism in the line of duty
    during any period of active duty service in the armed forces.
      (2) The amount of the retired pay as recomputed under another
    provision of this section and as increased under paragraph (1) may
    not exceed the amount equal to 75 percent of the retired pay base
    upon which the recomputation of such retired pay is based.
      (3) The determination of the Secretary concerned as to
    extraordinary heroism is conclusive for all purposes.



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