10 USC § 12101 - Definition

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identifier: "/us/usc/t10/s12101"
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title: "10 USC § 12101 - Definition"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "12101"
section_name: "Definition"
chapter_number: 1203
chapter_name: "ENLISTED MEMBERS"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "PERSONNEL GENERALLY"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, § 1662(b)(1), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2988.)"
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# § 12101. Definition

In this chapter, the term “enlistment” means original enlistment or reenlistment.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, § 1662(b)(1), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2988.)

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