High Year of Tenure (HYT) is a term used by the United States Armed Forces to describe the maximum number of years a member may serve before he or she must separate or retire.[1] HYT is applicable to enlisted and officers of all five military branches of the United States.
HYT dates[]
Personnel demoted to a lower grade are subject to the HYT date of the lower grade.[2] Extensions to the HYT date can be obtained for various reasons such as personal hardships or base closures.[2] HYT dates vary by rank/rate, as follows:
| Ranks | U.S. Army | U.S. Army (promotable) |
U.S. Navy (active)[3] |
U.S. Navy (reserves)[3] |
U.S. Air Force [2][4] |
U.S. Marine Corps (active)[5] |
U.S. Marine Corps (reserves) |
U.S. Coast Guard[6] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E-1 | 5 | N/A | 4 | 6 | 8 | N/A | 20 | |
| E-2 | 5 | N/A | 4 | 6 | 8 | N/A | 20 | |
| E-3 | 5 | N/A | 5 | 10 | 8 | N/A | 20 | |
| E-4 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 20 | |
| E-5 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 20 | |
| E-6 | 20 | 26 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 22 | |
| E-7 | 26 | 29 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 26 | |
| E-8 | 29 | 32 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | |
| E-9 | 32 | N/A | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
References[]
- ↑ "Air Force Pamphlet 36-2241, Promotion Development Guide". United States Air Force. http://www.e-publishing.af.mil/shared/media/epubs/afpam36-2241.pdf. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Air Force Instruction 36-3203, Service Retirements". United States Air Force. http://www.e-publishing.af.mil/shared/media/epubs/AFI36-3203.pdf. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "MILSPERMAN 1160-120, High Year Tenure". United States Navy. http://www.public.navy.mil/bupers-npc/reference/milpersman/1000/1100Recruitinig/Documents/1160-120%20CH-39%20JUL2012CD.pdf. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
- ↑ "Air Force Instruction 36-3208, Administrative Separation of Airmen". United States Air Force. http://www.e-publishing.af.mil/shared/media/epubs/afi36-3208.pdf. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
- ↑ "MCBUL 5314 Enlisted Career Force Controls (ECFC) Program". United States Marine Corps. http://www.marines.mil/news/messages/Pages/MARADMIN433-11.aspx/. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
- ↑ "USCG Enlisted High Year Tenure (HYT) FAQs". United States Coast Guard. http://www.uscg.mil/psc/epm/HYT/FAQS.pdf/. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
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