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§ 8333.
Computation of retired and retainer pay
(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.

Formula

For

sections

Column 1

Take

Column 2

Multiply by

A

8325(a)

6326  

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.
(Added Pub. L. 98–94, title IX, § 922(a)(10)(A), Sept. 24, 1983, 97 Stat. 641, § 6333; amended Pub. L. 99–348, title II, § 203(a), July 1, 1986, 100 Stat. 695; Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title VI, § 635(b), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2789; Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title XV, § 1503(b)(3), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 512; Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title V, § 532(d)(2), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2520; Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title V, § 509(d)(2), Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3231; Pub. L. 110–181, div. A, title VI, § 646(a), Jan. 28, 2008, 122 Stat. 160; renumbered § 8333 and amended Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, §§ 807(b)(15), 809(a), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1836, 1840.)
cite as: 10 USC 8333