10 USC § 1172 - Enlisted members: during war or emergency; discharge

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identifier: "/us/usc/t10/s1172"
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legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "10 USC § 1172 - Enlisted members: during war or emergency; discharge"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "1172"
section_name: "Enlisted members: during war or emergency; discharge"
chapter_number: 59
chapter_name: "SEPARATION"
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, § 3(a)(1)(A), Jan. 2, 1968, 81 Stat. 757.)"
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# § 1172. Enlisted members: during war or emergency; discharge

section 518 of this title

A person enlisted under  may be discharged at any time by the President, or otherwise according to law.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 90–235, § 3(a)(1)(A), Jan. 2, 1968, 81 Stat. 757.)