### Question
What does submarine service mean?


### Answer
**Submarine service** has the following meaning in *37 U.S.C. § 301c*:

> the service performed, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy, by a member, and the years of submarine service are computed beginning with the effective date of the initial order to perform submarine service

#### Citation:
  - *37 U.S.C. § 301c*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 5-SPECIAL AND INCENTIVE PAYS**

