base indexmeans the price index for the base quarter for the most recent adjustment under subsection (b).
base quartermeans the calendar quarter ending on September 30 of each year.
Chief of Servicemeans any of the following:
child abuse garnishment ordermeans a final decree issued by a court that—
combat-related disabilitymeans a disability that is compensable under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and that—
court ordermeans a final decree of divorce, dissolution, annulment, or legal separation issued by a court, or a court ordered, ratified, or approved property settlement incident to such a decree (including a final decree modifying the terms of a previously issued decree of divorce, dissolution, annulment, or legal separation, or a court ordered, ratified, or approved property settlement incident to such previously issued decree), or a support order, as defined in section 453(p) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 653(p)), which—
covered general or flag officermeans a member or former member of a uniformed service who after September 30, 2006—
disposable retired paymeans the total monthly retired pay to which a member is entitled less amounts which—
final decreemeans a decree from which no appeal may be taken or from which no appeal has been taken within the time allowed for taking such appeals under the laws applicable to such appeals, or a decree from which timely appeal has been taken and such appeal has been finally decided under the laws applicable to such appeals.
memberincludes a former member entitled to retired pay under section 12731 of this title.
price indexmeans the Consumer Price Index (all items, United States city average) published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
qualifying service-connected disabilitymeans a service-connected disability or combination of service-connected disabilities that is rated as not less than 50 percent disabling by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
retired payincludes retainer pay, emergency officers’ retirement pay, and naval pension.
retirement agehas the meaning given the term in section 216(l) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 416(l)).
senior enlisted membermeans any of the following:
service-connectedhas the meaning given such term in section 101 of title 38.
spouse or former spousemeans the husband or wife, or former husband or wife, respectively, of a member who, on or before the date of a court order, was married to that member.
Stateincludes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa.
years of creditable servicemeans 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).