10 USC § 1173 - Enlisted members: discharge for hardship

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identifier: "/us/usc/t10/s1173"
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title: "10 USC § 1173 - Enlisted members: discharge for hardship"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "1173"
section_name: "Enlisted members: discharge for hardship"
chapter_number: 59
chapter_name: "SEPARATION"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "PERSONNEL"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 93–64, title I, § 102, July 9, 1973, 87 Stat. 147.)"
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# § 1173. Enlisted members: discharge for hardship

Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned, a regular enlisted member of an armed force who has dependents may be discharged for hardship.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 93–64, title I, § 102, July 9, 1973, 87 Stat. 147.)

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section effective , see , set out as a note under , Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed Services.