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10 U.S.C. § 12737

U.S. CodeFederalPositive Law
Limitation on active duty
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/us/usc/t10/s12737
Title
10 — Armed Forces
Chapter
STE/PTII/CH1223
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

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A member of the armed forces may not be ordered to active duty solely for the purpose of qualifying the member for retired pay under this chapter. (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 104, § 1337; renumbered § 12737 and amended Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, § 1662(j)(1), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2998, 3003.) Historical and Revision Notes Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 133710:1036h.34:440p.June 29, 1948, ch. 708, § 309, 62 Stat. 1090. 10:1036h (1st sentence) and 34:440p (1st sentence) are omitted as surplusage. The words “member of the armed forces” are substituted for the word “person”, since only a member may be “ordered to active duty”. Editorial Notes Amendments1994—Pub. L. 103–337 renumbered section 1337 of this title as this section and amended text generally, substituting “the member” for “him”. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries Effective Date of 1994 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 103–337 effective Dec. 1, 1994, except as otherwise provided, see section 1691 of Pub. L. 103–337, set out as an Effective Date note under section 10001 of this title.

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