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10 U.S.C. § 1142

Preseparation counseling; transmittal of certain records to Department of Veterans Affairs

United States · Title 10 — ARMED FORCES · Status: effective

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10 U.S.C. § 1142, Preseparation counseling; transmittal of certain records to Department of Veterans Affairs, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/433268
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For purposes of calculating the days of active duty of a member under subparagraph (A), the Secretary concerned shall exclude any day on which— The Secretary concerned may waive the requirement for preseparation counseling under paragraph (1) in the case of a member of the reserve components if— Counseling under this section shall include the following: Provision of information on civilian occupations and related assistance programs, including information concerning— Each Secretary concerned, in consultation with the Secretaries of Labor and Veterans Affairs, shall establish at least three pathways for members of the military department concerned (including one pathway for members of the reserve components) receiving individualized counseling under this section. The Secretaries shall design the pathways to address the needs of members, based on the following factors: Whether the member intends, after separation, retirement, or discharge, to— Whether the member has secured— Each member described in subsection (a) shall meet in person or by video conference with a counselor before beginning counseling under this section to— receive information from the counselor regarding resources (including resources regarding military sexual trauma)— The Secretary concerned shall provide a copy of the joint service transcript of a member described in subsection (a) to— that member—

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