Article 6
Maximum years and age of service for Officers or Non-commissioned Officers on Active Duty are as follows:
1. Non-commissioned Officer - Same as the discharge age.
2. Second Lieutenant and First Lieutenant (Navy: Ensign and Lieutenant Junior Grade) - 12 years.
3. Captain (Navy: Lieutenant)- 17 years.
4. Major (Navy: Lieutenant Commander)- 22 years.
5. Lieutenant Colonel (Navy: Commander)- 26 years.
6. Colonel (Navy: Captain)- 30 years.
7. Major General (Navy: Rear Admiral)- 57 years old.
8. Lieutenant General (Navy: Vice Admiral)- 60 years old.
9. General, Second-Class (Navy: Admiral, Second-Class)- 64 years old.
The maximum years of service for Officers on Active Duty is calculated from the day of active commissioned service. The maximum age for Officers on Active Service is calculated from their date of birth until the first day of the following month after they have reached maximum age limit. However, the periods of leave without pay shall not be included in the maximum years of service.
The maximum age of a General, First-Class on Active Service is not subject to the restriction set out in Subparagraph 9 of Paragraph 1.


The maximum age of a Chief of the General Staff may be extended with approval of the President, which however shall be limited to one year but is not subject to the maximum age limit for Officers on Active Service set out in Subparagraph 9 of Paragraph 1.