An officer granted PC is expected to serve till he or she attains the age of superannuation. In Army, majority of officers who seek premature retirement are in the rank of Colonel and Lieutenant Colonel.Criteria for acceptance of requests from. This Booklet brings out the salient features on the entitlement and sanction of. An officer whose request to retire is granted may, before he is retired, apply to the Central Government for withdrawal of his request. Number of armed forces personnel seeking premature retirement reaches alarming levels. So far, in 2015, 97 officers have opted for premature retirement. Discharged from service as he took premature retirement under Army Rule 13 (3) iii (iv) on 28.02. 2022 after completing more than 17 years of service. Discharged from service as he took premature retirement under Army Rule 13 (3) iii (iv) on 28.02.