---
kind: "unit"
title: "10"
title_heading: "Armed Forces"
key: "stF/ptI/ch2009"
level: "chapter"
label: "Chapter 2009"
heading: "Retention and Separation Generally"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/10/stF-ptI-ch2009"
sections_count: 5
---

# Chapter 2009 — Retention and Separation Generally

Title 10 — Armed Forces › Subtitle F — Alternative Military Personnel Systems › Part I — Space Force

## Sections

- [§20401. Applicability of certain provisions of law related to separation](/usc/10/20401.md)
- [§20402. Enlisted members: standards and qualifications for retention](/usc/10/20402.md)
- [§20403. Officers: standards and qualifications for retention](/usc/10/20403.md)
- [§20404. Selection of officers for early retirement or discharge](/usc/10/20404.md)
- [§20405. Force shaping authority](/usc/10/20405.md)