CHAPTER 31-ENLISTMENTS
502.
Enlistment oath: who may administer.
503.
Enlistments: recruiting campaigns; compilation of directory information.
504.
Persons not qualified.
505.
Regular components: qualifications, term, grade.
506.
Regular components: extension of enlistments during war.
507.
Extension of enlistment for members needing medical care or hospitalization.
508.
Reenlistment: qualifications.
509.
Voluntary extension of enlistments: periods and benefits.
510.
Enlistment incentives for pursuit of skills to facilitate national service.
511.
College First Program.
513.
Enlistments: Delayed Entry Program.
514.
Bounties prohibited; substitutes prohibited.
515.
Reenlistment after discharge as warrant officer.
516.
Effect upon enlisted status of acceptance of appointment as cadet or midshipman.
517.
Authorized enlisted end strength: members in pay grades E–8 and E–9.
518.
Temporary enlistments.
519.
Temporary enlistments: during war or emergency.
520.
Limitation on enlistment and induction of persons whose score on the Armed Forces Qualification Test is below a prescribed level.
520b.
Applicants for enlistment: authority to use funds for the issue of authorized articles.
520c.
Recruiting functions: provision of meals and refreshments.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2021-
Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IV, §403(b), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3556
, added item 517 and struck out former item 517 "Authorized daily average: members in pay grades E–8 and E–9".
2004-
Pub. L. 108–375, div. A, title V, §551(a)(2), Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 1911
, added item 511.
2003-
Pub. L. 108–136, div. A, title X, §1031(a)(8)(B), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1597
, substituted "provision of meals and refreshments" for "use of funds" in item 520c.
2002-
Pub. L. 107–314, div. A, title V, §531(a)(2), Dec. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 2544
, added item 510.
2000-
Pub. L. 106–398, §1 [[div. A], title X, §1076(g)(2)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654
, 1654A-282, struck out item 520a "Criminal history information for military recruiting purposes".
1996-
Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title III, §361(b), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2491
, added item 520c.
1994-
Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, §1671(b)(3), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 3013
, as amended by
Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title XV, §1501(a)(8)(A), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 495
, struck out items 510 "Reserve components: qualifications", 511 "Reserve components: terms", and 512 "Reserve components: transfers".
1989-
Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title V, §501(a)(2), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1435
, added item 513.
1985-
Pub. L. 99–145, title XIII, §1303(a)(4)(B), Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 738
, substituted "enlistment" for "enlistments" in item 520b.
1984-
Pub. L. 98–525, title XIV, §1401(a)(2), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2614
, added item 520b.
1982-
Pub. L. 97–252, title XI, §1114(b)(3), (c)(2), Sept. 8, 1982, 96 Stat. 749
, 750, inserted "; compilation of directory information" in item 503, and added item 520a.
1980-
Pub. L. 96–342, title III, §302(b)(2), Sept. 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 1083
, added item 520.
1968-
Pub. L. 90–623, §2(2), Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1314
, struck out "or national emergency" after "extension of enlistments during war" in item 506.
Pub. L. 90–235, §2(a)(1)(C), Jan. 2, 1968, 81 Stat. 755
, redesignated item 501 as 502, and added items 501, 503 to 509, 518 and 519.
1962-
Pub. L. 87–649, §2(2), Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 492
, added item 517.
1958-
Pub. L. 85–861, §1(9)(B), (C), Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1440
, struck out item 513 "Reserve components: promotions" and added item 516.