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Title 10—ARMED FORCES > Subtitle C—Navy and Marine Corps > PART III—EDUCATION AND TRAINING > CHAPTER 857—RETIREMENT OF CIVILIAN MEMBERS OF THE TEACHING STAFFS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY AND UNITED STATES NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL

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Each civilian member who has served not less than five years, and who, before reaching the age of 65, becomes totally disabled for useful and efficient service in his position, by reason of disease or injury not due to his own vicious habits, intemperance, or willful misconduct shall, upon his application or upon the request of the Secretary of the Navy, be retired with a life annuity computed under section 8585 of this title .

( Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041 , 70A Stat. 439 , § 7086; Pub. L. 89–718, § 40 , Nov. 2, 1966 , 80 Stat. 1120 ; renumbered § 8586 and amended Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII , §§ 807(c)(1), 809(a), Aug. 13, 2018 , 132 Stat. 1836 , 1840.)

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