32 USC § 301 - Federal recognition of enlisted members

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title: "32 USC § 301 - Federal recognition of enlisted members"
title_number: 32
title_name: "NATIONAL GUARD"
section_number: "301"
section_name: "Federal recognition of enlisted members"
chapter_number: 3
chapter_name: "PERSONNEL"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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source_credit: "(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 601.)"
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# § 301. Federal recognition of enlisted members

To be eligible for Federal recognition as an enlisted member of the National Guard, a person must have the qualifications prescribed by the Secretary concerned for the grade, branch, position, and type of unit or organization involved. He becomes federally recognized upon enlisting in a federally recognized unit or organization of the National Guard.

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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 601.)

| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 301 | 50:1113(a) (as applicable to enlisted members). | July 9, 1952, ch. 608, § 703(a) (as applicable to enlisted members), 66 Stat. 502. |