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§ 518. Temporary enlistments

Type Statute
Publication 2026-03-26
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Department United States Congress
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§ 518. Temporary enlistments

Temporary enlistments may be made only in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, or Coast Guard, as the case may be, without specification of component.

(Added Pub. L. 90–235, § 2(a)(1)(B), Jan. 2, 1968, 81 Stat. 755; amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, § 924(b)(2)(A)(iii), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3821.)

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Amendments

2021—Pub. L. 116–283 substituted “Marine Corps, Space Force,” for “Marine Corps,”.

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