Roberts v. United States

The plaintiff was retired from the Air Force in 1950 in the grade of master sergeant after completing over thirty years of active service. He was advanced to the rank of first lieutenant on the retired list of the Air Force of the United States and has drawn retired pay based on that rank since the date of his retirement. He seeks the difference between the retired pay of a first lieutenant and that of a captain for a period beginning six years prior to the filing of his petition.

The plaintiff served on active duty as a first lieutenant for several years and then as a captain for about two…