Sum1 wrote:There are at least two questions here. One is if promoting incurs an active duty service obligation, and I can find no information that says it does. If someone DID say that is does, I would be shocked.
There are plenty of obligations to consider, related or unrelated to advancement: advanced education obligated service, bonuses, special pay, Minimum Tour for Separation, Minimum Service Requirement.
More info here:
http://www.public.navy.mil/bupers-npc/career/personnelconductandseparations/Pages/OfficerResignations.aspxSum1 wrote:The second question is if there is a minimum time in a rank in order to "retire" as that rank. That is a tougher question because I think there are instances where this is the case, but I think it would require some MILPERSMAN searching. I know LDOs revert upon retirement if they don't have their minimum commissioned time, but that's the extent of my direct knowledge on the subject.
Retirement guidance is pretty clear:
10 USC 6323, OPNAVINST 1811.3A Voluntary Retirement for Active Duty Officers (20 years)
For CAPT and CDR
20 years and 1 day of Active Duty Service
10 years active commissioned (YCS) service or 8 YCS if waiver is approved per ALNAV 016/13 and NAVADMIN 109/13
3 years TIG (Time In Grade) or if waiver is approved per NAVADMIN 371/08
For LCDR and below
20 years and 1 day of Active Duty Service
2 years TIG (Time In Grade) or if waiver is approved per OPNAVINST 1811.3A
and...
OFFICER RETIREMENT WAIVERS
Time-in-Grade (TIG) - Per OPNAVINST 1811.3A, unless retirement in the next inferior grade is directed by SECNAV for an officer or warrant officer under SECNAVINST 1920.6C, then officers, warrant officers, and enlisted members retired voluntarily or transferred to the Fleet Reserve shall be retired in the highest grade satisfactorily held upon completion of the following TIG requirements. COMNAVPERSCOM shall make determinations and recommendations of satisfactory service, considering factors noted found in Paragraph 7h of the OPNAVINST 1811.3A.
Next Lower Grade (NLG) - Per OPNAVINST 1811.3A, COMNAVPERSCOM may authorize a member who does not meet the applicable time-in-grade requirement to be retired in the next lower grade in which the member served on active duty satisfactorily.
TIG and NLG waiver submission requirements can be found at the PERS-835 link for officer retirements voluntary retirement example.