Federal · Title 10 — Armed Forces

10 U.S.C. § 20403: Officers: standards and qualifications for retention

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in any applicable yearly period, attain the number of points under section 12732(a)(2) of this title that are prescribed by the Secretary of the Air Force; and conform to such other standards and qualifications as the Secretary may prescribe for officers of the Space Force. The Secretary may not prescribe a minimum of more than 50 points under subsection (a). A Space Force officer who fails to attain the number of points prescribed under subsection (a)(1), or to conform to the standards and qualifications prescribed under subsection (a)(2), may be referred to a board convened under section 20501(a) of this title .

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