(a) A Reserve enlisted member of the Air Force described in subsection (b) who is retired under section 9314 of this title shall be retired in the highest enlisted grade in which the member served on active duty satisfactorily (or, in the case of a member of the National Guard, in which the member served on full-time National Guard duty satisfactorily), as determined by the Secretary of the Air Force.
(b) This section applies to a Reserve enlisted member who—(1) at the time of retirement is serving on active duty (or, in the case of a member of the National Guard, on full-time National Guard duty) in a grade lower than the highest enlisted grade held by the member while on active duty (or full-time National Guard duty); and
(2) was previously administratively reduced in grade not as a result of the member’s own misconduct, as determined by the Secretary of the Air Force.
(c) This section applies with respect to Reserve enlisted members who are retired under section 9314 of this title after September 30, 1996.
(Added Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title V, § 532(c)(1), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2519, § 8963; renumbered § 9343 and amended Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, §§ 806(b)(14), 809(a), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1833, 1840.)
Editorial Notes
Prior ProvisionsA prior section 9343 was renumbered section 9443 of this title.
Amendments2018—Pub. L. 115–232, § 806(b)(14), renumbered section 8963 of this title as this section.
Subsecs. (a), (c). Pub. L. 115–232, § 809(a), substituted “section 9314” for “section 8914”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2018 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.