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10 U.S.C. § 1171

Regular enlisted members: early discharge

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

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10 U.S.C. § 1171, Regular enlisted members: early discharge, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/433293
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Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned and approved by the President, any regular enlisted member of an armed force may be discharged within one year before the expiration of the term of his enlistment or extended enlistment. A discharge under this section does not affect any right, privilege, or benefit that a member would have had if he completed his enlistment or extended enlistment, except that the member is not entitled to pay and allowances for the period not served.

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The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone. The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.