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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 51. Retirement
(a) An officer who, while serving in the grade of vice admiral,
is retired for physical disability shall be placed on the retired
list with the grade of vice admiral.
(b) An officer who is retired while serving in the grade of vice
admiral, or who, after serving at least two and one-half years in
the grade of vice admiral, is retired while serving in a lower
grade, may in the discretion of the President, be retired with the
grade of vice admiral.
(c) An officer who, after serving less than two and one-half
years in the grade of vice admiral, is retired while serving in a
lower grade, shall be retired in his permanent grade.
(d) An officer serving in the grade of admiral or vice admiral
shall continue to hold that grade -
(1) while being processed for physical disability retirement,
beginning on the day of the processing and ending on the day that
officer is retired, but not for more than 180 days; and
(2) while awaiting retirement, beginning on the day that
officer is relieved from the position of Commandant, Vice
Commandant, Area Commander, or Chief of Staff and ending on the
day before the officer's retirement, but not for more than 60
days.
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