Sec. 12. 5 MRSA §18360, first ¶, as amended by PL 1991, c. 479, §5, is further amended to read:

Service credit for service in the Armed Forces of the United States is governed as follows. Except as provided in subsection 1, paragraph B, subparagraph (1), service credit under this section is limited to 4 5 years.

Sec. 13. 5 MRSA §18360, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1985, c. 801, §§5 and 7, is amended to read:

1. Service after becoming a member. A member is entitled to service credit for the period of time during which his the member's membership is continued under section 18258, subsection 1, under the following terms and conditions.

A. No A member who is otherwise entitled to service credit for military leave may not be deprived of these credits if the member's return to membership service is delayed beyond 90 days after his the member's separation from the service in the Armed Forces of the United States, under conditions other than dishonorable, if the delay is caused by an illness or disability incurred in the service in the armed forces.

B. A member may not receive service credit for military leave beyond the end of the period of first enlistment or induction or beyond 4 5 years from the date of original call to active duty in the armed forces, whichever is less, unless:

(1) The member's return to active duty in the armed forces or the extension of the period of service beyond 4 5 years is required by some mandatory provision; and

(2) The member presents proof of the return to or extension of service satisfactory to the board.