IS THE DATE OF APPROVAL BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE FINDING OF THE RETIRING BOARD. 1938: REFERENCE IS MADE TO YOUR LETTER OF JULY 30. AS FOLLOWS: THERE IS TRANSMITTED HEREWITH A LETTER FROM THE DISBURSING OFFICER. THE DISBURSING OFFICER'S REQUEST IS DUE TO THE ACTION OF THE GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE IN TAKING EXCEPTION IN HIS ACCOUNTS TO PAY CREDITED TO LIEUTENANT MARSH FOR THE MONTHS OF JULY AND AUGU...

WOULD HAVE BEEN RETIRED AT A DATE PRIOR TO THE COMPLETION OF AN ADDITIONAL THREE YEARS OF SERVICE. IS NOT ENTITLED TO RETIRED PAY IN EXCESS OF THAT TO WHICH ENTITLED FOR SERVICE TO DATE RETIREMENT WOULD HAVE OCCURRED BUT FOR SAID ACT. WHO WAS RETIRED ON JUNE 1. IS ENTITLED TO RETIRED PAY BASED ON ACTIVE DUTY PAY OF HIS GRADE WITH OVER 21 YEARS' SERVICE. THE PAY OF THE FOURTH PERIOD SHALL BE PAID T...

THE LANGUAGE OF THE " REVISED STATUTES" IS CONTROLLING OVER THE PREVIOUS ACT ON THE SAME SUBJECT BUT WHERE THERE IS UNCERTAINTY OR AMBIGUITY AS TO THE TRUE MEANING TO BE GIVEN ANY OF ITS SECTIONS THE PREVIOUS ACT MAY BE USED TO DETERMINE THE OBJECT AND INTENT OF THE CONGRESS AS SHOWN BY THE COURSE OF LEGISLATION IN THE SAME MANNER AS IN THE CASE OF STATUTES IN PARI MATERIA. "SHALL" IS ORDINARILY C...