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§ 519. Temporary enlistments: during war or emergency

Type Statute
Publication 2026-03-26
State In force
Department United States Congress
Source OLRC
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§ 519. Temporary enlistments: during war or emergency

(1) temporary enlistments in an armed force entered into in time of war or of emergency declared by Congress shall be for the duration of the war or emergency plus six months; and

(2) only persons at least eighteen years of age and otherwise qualified under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary concerned are eligible for such enlistments.

(Added Pub. L. 90–235, § 2(a)(1)(B), Jan. 2, 1968, 81 Stat. 755.)

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