§ 1208.
(a)
For the purposes of this chapter, a member of a regular component shall be credited with the service described in paragraph (1) or that described in paragraph (2), whichever is greater:
(1)
The service that he is considered to have for the purpose of separation, discharge, or retirement for length of service.
(2)
The sum of—
(A)
his active service as a member of the armed forces, a nurse, a reserve nurse, a contract surgeon, a contract dental surgeon, or an acting dental surgeon;
(B)
his active service as a member of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration or the Public Health Service; and
(C)
his service while participating in exercises or performing duties under sections 502, 503, 504, and 505 of title 32.
For the purpose of paragraph (2), active service as a member of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration includes active service as a member of the Environmental Science Services Administration and of the Coast and Geodetic Survey.
([Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041], [70A Stat. 94]; [Pub. L. 89–718, § 8], Nov. 2, 1966, [80 Stat. 1117]; [Pub. L. 96–513, title V], §§ 501(16), 511(42), Dec. 12, 1980, [94 Stat. 2908], 2923; [Pub. L. 99–661, div. A, title XIII, § 1343(a)(6)], Nov. 14, 1986, [100 Stat. 3992]; [Pub. L. 100–26, § 7(j)(3)], Apr. 21, 1987, [101 Stat. 283]; [Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title XV, § 1501(c)(13)], Feb. 10, 1996, [110 Stat. 499].)