Act of Military Service for Officers and Non-commissioned Officers of the Armed Forces Article 49

Those who are receiving living subsidies before the approval of implementing this Act, shall be handled in accordance with the following rules:Subparagraph 1 Those who served as an Officer or Non-commissioned Officer for less than twenty years, will continue to receive their living subsidies a in accordance with the former regulations.Subparagraph 2 Those who served as an Officer or Non-commissioned Officer for more than twenty years, and those exceeding twenty years of service Non-commissioned Officers and Enlisted Soldiers that have received one lump sum amount of retirement pay, can receive a pension of 80% of the basic pay of their current Active Service changed from the ranks at the time of their retirement. The number of years of service that were already been paid of retirement pay, cannot be included in computing the percentage of the pension.Subparagraph 3 If the combined total number of years of service of Officers or Non-commissioned Officers, Enlisted Soldiers is more than twenty years, and those exceeding twenty years of service Non-commissioned Officers and Enlisted Soldiers that have not received one lump sum amount of retirement pay, can combine the Non-commissioned Officer Service years with the Officer Service years, and receive a pension based on the rank by the time of retirement, and the current Active Service basic pay percentage in accordance with Table 1 attached to Article 26.The number of years of service of the Enlisted Soldiers is based on the basic pay as its base of the Active Service's Private First Class and pay one lump sum amount of retirement pay, at one base for every 1/2 year, less than 1/2 year is counted as 1/2 year. If the identification cannot prove the exact date of enlisted, only one base will be given.