10 U.S.C. § 8332 — Conclusiveness of transfers

When the Secretary of the Navy transfers a member of the naval service in one of four ways, that transfer is final and can't be challenged. The four kinds of transfer are: (1) to the Fleet Reserve; (2) to the Fleet Marine Corps Reserve; (3) from the Fleet Reserve to the retired list of the Regular Navy or the Retired Reserve; or (4) from the Fleet Marine Corps Reserve to the retired list of the Regular Marine Corps or the Retired Reserve. Once transferred, the member is entitled to retainer pay or retired pay from the date of the transfer, but only for periods when they aren't on active duty. The amount depends on the member's grade and years of creditable service, as the Secretary determines them. The Secretary can correct a mistake in that grade-and-service determination. If the Secretary makes a correction, the member's retainer pay or retired pay — again, only while not on active duty — is based on the corrected grade and years of service, still counted from the original transfer date.