10 USC § 12682 - Reserves: discharge upon becoming ordained minister of religion

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title: "10 USC § 12682 - Reserves: discharge upon becoming ordained minister of religion"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "12682"
section_name: "Reserves: discharge upon becoming ordained minister of religion"
chapter_number: 1221
chapter_name: "SEPARATION"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "PERSONNEL GENERALLY"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, § 1662(i)(1), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2997.)"
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# § 12682. Reserves: discharge upon becoming ordained minister of religion

Under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, a Reserve who becomes a regular or ordained minister of religion is entitled upon his request to a discharge from his reserve enlistment or appointment.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, § 1662(i)(1), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2997.)

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