10 USC 1253 – Age 64: regular commissioned officers in general and flag officer grades; exceptions
(a)
Terms Used In 10 USC 1253
- officer: includes any person authorized by law to perform the duties of the office. See 1 USC 1
(b)
(1) by the President, but such a deferment may not extend beyond the first day of the month following the month in which the officer becomes 68 years of age; or
(2) by the Secretary of Defense, but such a deferment may not extend beyond the first day of the month following the month in which the officer becomes 66 years of age.
(c)
(2) A deferment of the retirement of an officer referred to in paragraph (1) may not extend beyond the first day of the month following the month in which the officer becomes 68 years of age.