Sec. 27-53. Retirement of officers. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 27-53. Retirement of officers. When an officer or warrant officer of the armed forces of the state or the Governor's military staff, whose service has been honorable, has served ten years as officer or enlisted person, active or inactive or reserve, in any or all of which he or she has served not less than three years as a commissioned officer or warrant officer, he or she may, if he or she makes application therefor to the Adjutant General through proper officers if he or she still is in service, be retired from active service and placed upon the retired list. Such retirement shall be in the highest grade in which he or she has served. When such service equals or exceeds twenty years, he or she may, upon his or her application to the Adjutant General, through proper officers if he or she still is in service, be commissioned at the next higher grade than the highest grade at which he or she may have been commissioned at any time, either in the armed forces of the state or the Governor's military staff or the military or naval forces of the United States, which higher grade shall not be above the grade of a general, and shall thereafter be placed upon the retired list with such grade. In determining such term of service of twenty years, there may be added to any term of not less than ten years' service in the armed forces of the state or the Governor's military staff the term of service with the military or naval forces of the United States, either active, inactive or reserve. Retirement shall be obligatory for all officers and warrant officers reaching the age of sixty-four years or as required for officers and warrant officers of the National Guard and naval militia by laws and regulations pertaining thereto.

      (1949 Rev., S. 1256; 1949, S. 859d; 1957, P.A. 365, S. 23; P.A. 74-321, S. 7.)

      History: P.A. 74-321 substituted "person" for "man" and added "or she" wherever "he" appears.

      To whom provisions may apply. 12 CS 21.