### Question
What does years of creditable service mean?


### Answer
**Years of creditable service** has the following meaning in *10 U.S.C. § 1409*:

> the number of years of service creditable to a member in computing the member's retired or retainer pay (including 1/12 of a year for each full month of service that is in addition to the number of full years of service of the member)

#### Citation:
  - *10 U.S.C. § 1409*
  - Heading: **Subtitle A-General Military Law > PART II-PERSONNEL > CHAPTER 71-COMPUTATION OF RETIRED PAY**

