s.17Relinquishment of commission - retention of rank title
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Section 17Part 4 — COMMISSIONS

Relinquishment of commission - retention of rank title

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Where —
the commission of an officer of the substantive rank of Major or above has been relinquished in accordance with section 16(1) or where the officer has retired; and
the officer has not been dishonourably discharged, the officer shall be entitled to retain the officer's rank title.
Where an officer chooses to retain the officer's rank title in accordance with this section, such rank title shall have affixed immediately after it the word "(Retired)" or "(Retd)".
In this section, "rank title" means the last substantive rank held by an officer, prior to the officer's commission being relinquished.

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rank title

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