10 USC § 2568 - Retention of combat uniforms by members deployed in support of contingency operations

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identifier: "/us/usc/t10/s2568"
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title: "10 USC § 2568 - Retention of combat uniforms by members deployed in support of contingency operations"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "2568"
section_name: "Retention of combat uniforms by members deployed in support of contingency operations"
chapter_number: 152
chapter_name: "ISSUE OF SUPPLIES, SERVICES, AND FACILITIES"
part_number: "IV"
part_name: "SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROPERTY"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 110–181, div. A, title III, § 376(a), Jan. 28, 2008, 122 Stat. 84.)"
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# § 2568. Retention of combat uniforms by members deployed in support of contingency operations

The Secretary of a military department may authorize a member of the armed forces under the jurisdiction of the Secretary who has been deployed in support of a contingency operation for at least 30 days to retain, after that member is no longer so deployed, the combat uniform issued to that member as organizational clothing and individual equipment.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 110–181, div. A, title III, § 376(a), Jan. 28, 2008, 122 Stat. 84.)