Section 3Sec./Art. 3

Maximum Tenure in Grade. - The maximum tenure of officers in the grades of Colonel/Captain (PN) and General/Flag Officer in the AFP are hereby prescribed as follows:

GRADE

MAXIMUM TENURE IN GRADE

General/Admiral (0-10)

three (3) years

Lieutenant General/Vice Admiral (0-9)

three (3) years

Major General/Rear Admiral (0-8)

three (3) years

Brigadier General/Commodore (0-7)

five (5) years

Colonel/Captain (PN) (0-6)

ten (10) years

Unless earlier separated, retired or promoted to the next higher grade or occupying a position calling for the ranks of higher grade in the AFP Table of Organizations, Colonels/Captains (PN) and Generals/Flag Officers shall be compulsorily retired upon the attainment of the maximum tenure in grade herein prescribed, or upon reaching the age of compulsory retirement whichever is earlier, except for the Chief of Staff, AFP, who may be allowed by the President of the Philippines to finish tenure in position as provided for in the Constitution: Provided, That officers already holding these ranks upon the approval of this Act may be allowed one (1) year more of tenure in grade before the maximum tenure provided in this section shall be applied to them, unless they shall have already reached the compulsory retirement age under existing laws, in which case the compulsory retirement age shall prevail.1aшphi1