Act of Military Service for Officers and Non-commissioned Officers of the Armed Forces 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.
中文原文 陸海空軍軍官士官服役條例第6條
軍官、士官服現役最大年限或年齡如下：
一、士官與除役年齡同。
二、少尉、中尉十二年。
三、上尉十七年。
四、少校二十二年。
五、中校二十六年。
六、上校三十年。
七、少將五十七歲。
八、中將六十歲。
九、上將六十四歲。
前項服現役最大年限，自任官之日起算；服現役最大年齡，依其出生年月日計算至足齡之年次月一日止。
但留職停薪期間，不列計服現役最大年限期間。
一級上將服現役最大年齡，不受第一項第九款之限制。
參謀總長服現役最大年齡，得由總統核定延長之，惟以一年為限，不受第一項第九款服現役最大年齡之限制。
一、士官與除役年齡同。
二、少尉、中尉十二年。
三、上尉十七年。
四、少校二十二年。
五、中校二十六年。
六、上校三十年。
七、少將五十七歲。
八、中將六十歲。
九、上將六十四歲。
前項服現役最大年限，自任官之日起算；服現役最大年齡，依其出生年月日計算至足齡之年次月一日止。
但留職停薪期間，不列計服現役最大年限期間。
一級上將服現役最大年齡，不受第一項第九款之限制。
參謀總長服現役最大年齡，得由總統核定延長之，惟以一年為限，不受第一項第九款服現役最大年齡之限制。