Officers: age limitations

§ 1003. Officers: age limitations A reserve officer who has passed the maximum age prescribed for his grade and classification may, as prescribed by the Secretary concerned— (1) be separated from the armed force concerned; (2) be retained in, or transferred to, an active or inactive status; or (3) upon his request, be retained in, or transferred to, a retired status. However, no officer of the Army National Guard of the United States or the Air National Guard of the United States may be retained or transferred under this section without the consent of the governor or other appropriate authority of the jurisdiction concerned.