Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73
§1170 Regular enlisted members: minority discharge
Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle A— - General Military Law › Part PART II— - PERSONNEL › Chapter CHAPTER 59— - SEPARATION › § 1170
Summary
Parents or a guardian can ask the Secretary in charge, within 90 days after a regular enlisted member enlists, to have that member discharged. If the Secretary is satisfied with proof the member is under eighteen and enlisted without written parental or guardian consent, the member must be discharged for their own convenience and given the pay and discharge certificate they are entitled to.
Full Legal Text
Title 10, §1170
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Upon application by the parents or guardian of a regular enlisted member of an armed force to the Secretary concerned within 90 days after the member’s enlistment, the member shall be discharged for his own convenience, with the pay and form of discharge certificate to which his service entitles him, if—
(1)there is evidence satisfactory to the Secretary concerned that the member is under eighteen years of age; and
(2)the member enlisted without the written consent of his parent or guardian.
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Citation
10 U.S.C. § 1170
Title 10 — Armed Forces
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
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