10 USC § 501 - Definition

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identifier: "/us/usc/t10/s501"
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legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "10 USC § 501 - Definition"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "501"
section_name: "Definition"
chapter_number: 31
chapter_name: "ENLISTMENTS"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "PERSONNEL"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 90–235, § 2(a)(1)(B), Jan. 2, 1968, 81 Stat. 753.)"
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# § 501. Definition

In this chapter “enlistment” means original enlistment or reenlistment.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 90–235, § 2(a)(1)(B), Jan. 2, 1968, 81 Stat. 753.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

Another section 501 was renumbered .

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 501 was renumbered 502 of this title.