10 USC § 20302 - Enlisted members: term of enlistment

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title: "10 USC § 20302 - Enlisted members: term of enlistment"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "20302"
section_name: "Enlisted members: term of enlistment"
chapter_number: 2007
chapter_name: "ENLISTED MEMBERS"
part_number: "I"
part_name: "SPACE FORCE"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title XVII, § 1717(a), Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 654.)"
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# § 20302. Enlisted members: term of enlistment

**(a)** **Term of Original Enlistments.—** The Secretary of the Air Force may accept original enlistments of persons for the duration of their minority or for a period of at least two but not more than eight years in the Space Force.

**(b)** **Term of Reenlistments.—** The Secretary of the Air Force may accept a reenlistment in the Space Force for a period determined in accordance with paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of section 505(d) of this title.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title XVII, § 1717(a), Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 654.)