# 37 U.S.C. § 205: Computation: service creditable

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## Section

- **Citation:** 37 U.S.C. § 205
- **Heading:** Computation: service creditable
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** March 26, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 37—PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES > CHAPTER 3—BASIC PAY

## Text

all periods of active service as an officer, Army field clerk, flight officer, aviation midshipman, or enlisted member of a uniformed service;

( Pub. L. 87–649 , Sept. 7, 1962 , 76 Stat. 458 ; Pub. L. 88–647, title II, § 202(1) , Oct. 13, 1964 , 78 Stat. 1070 ; Pub. L. 89–718, § 49(a)(1) , (b), Nov. 2, 1966 , 80 Stat. 1121 ; Pub. L. 90–623, § 3(3) , Oct. 22, 1968 , 82 Stat. 1314 ; Pub. L. 93–545, § 2 , Dec. 26, 1974 , 88 Stat. 1741 ; Pub. L. 96–342, title VIII, § 813(b)(3)(D) , Sept. 8, 1980 , 94 Stat. 1104 ; Pub. L. 96–513, title IV, § 402 , title V, § 516(3), Dec. 12, 1980 , 94 Stat. 2904 , 2937; Pub. L. 98–525, title VI, § 607(a) , Oct. 19, 1984 , 98 Stat. 2538 ; Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title V, § 501(c) , Nov. 29, 1989 , 103 Stat. 1435 ; Pub. L. 102–25, title VII, § 702(b)(1) , (2), (c), Apr. 6, 1991 , 105 Stat. 117 ; Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title V, § 517(b) , Oct. 23, 1992 , 106 Stat. 2407 ; Pub. L. 103–35, title II, § 204(a)(1) , May 31, 1993 , 107 Stat. 102 ; Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, § 1676(b)(2) , Oct. 5, 1994 , 108 Stat. 3019 ; Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title V, § 507(b) , Sept. 23, 1996 , 110 Stat. 2512 ; Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title X, § 1073(b) , Nov. 18, 1997 , 111 Stat. 1904 ; Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title V, § 551(c) , Oct. 5, 1999 , 113 Stat. 614 ; Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A] , title V, § 533(e)], Oct. 30, 2000 , 114 Stat. 1654 , 1654A–111; Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title V, § 515(d)(1)(C) , Jan. 6, 2006 , 119 Stat. 3236 ; Pub. L. 119–60, div. A, title VI, § 601(b)(3) , Dec. 18, 2025 , 139 Stat. 901 .)

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