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10 U.S.C. § 8333 - U.S. Code - Unannotated Title 10. Armed Forces § 8333. Computation of retired and retainer pay

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) The monthly retired pay or retainer pay of a member entitled to such pay under this chapter or under section 8470 or 8372 of this title is computed in accordance with the following table.

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A

8325(a)
8326 

Retired pay base computed under section 1406(d) or 1407.

Retired pay multiplier prescribed under section 1409 for the years of service that may be credited to the member under section 1405.

B

8323 
8325(b)
8470
8372 

Retired pay base computed under section 1406(d) or 1407.

Retired pay multiplier prescribed under section 1409 for the years of service that may be credited to him under section 1405.

C

8330 

Retainer pay base computed under section 1406(d) or 1407.

Retainer pay multiplier prescribed under section 1409 for the years of service that may be credited to him under section 1405.

(b)(1) Retired pay or retainer pay computed under this section, if not a multiple of $1, shall be rounded to the next lower multiple of $1.

(2) References in the table in subsection (a) are to sections of this title.

(c) In the case of a Reserve enlisted member whose grade upon transfer to the Fleet Reserve or Fleet Marine Corps Reserve is determined under section 8336 of this title and who first became a member of a uniformed service before September 8, 1980, the retainer pay base of the member (notwithstanding section 1406(a)(1) of this title) is the amount of the monthly basic pay of the grade in which the member is so transferred (determined based upon the rates of basic pay applicable on the date of the member's transfer), and that amount shall be used for the purposes of the table in subsection (a) rather than the amount computed under section 1406(d) of this title.

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