§ 2126. Members of the program: service credit
(a)
Service Not Creditable.—
Except as provided in subsection (b), service performed while a member of the program shall not be counted—
(b)
Service Creditable for Certain Purposes.—
(1)
The Secretary concerned may authorize service performed by a member of the program in pursuit of a course of study under this subchapter to be counted in accordance with this subsection if the member—
(2)
Service credited under paragraph (1) counts only for the award of retirement points for computation of years of service under section
12732 of this title and for computation of retired pay under section
12733 of this title.
(3)
The number of points credited to a member under paragraph (1) for a year of participation in a course of study is 50. The points shall be credited to the member for one of the years of that participation at the end of each year after the completion of the course of study that the member serves in the Selected Reserve and is credited under section
12732
(a)(2) of this title with at least 50 points. The points credited for the participation shall be recorded in the member’s records as having been earned in the year of the participation in the course of study.
(4)
Service may not be counted under paragraph (1) for more than four years of participation in a course of study as a member of the program.