Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73

§519 Temporary enlistments: during war or emergency

Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle A— - General Military Law › Part PART II— - PERSONNEL › Chapter CHAPTER 31— - ENLISTMENTS › § 519

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Except for section 505 and Reserve enlistments, temporary enlistments during a war or an emergency declared by Congress last for that period plus six months; only persons 18 or older who are Secretary-approved may enlist.

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Title 10, §519

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Except as provided in section 505 of this title and except for enlistments as Reserves of an armed force—

(1)temporary enlistments in an armed force entered into in time of war or of emergency declared by Congress shall be for the duration of the war or emergency plus six months; and

(2)only persons at least eighteen years of age and otherwise qualified under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary concerned are eligible for such enlistments.

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Citation

10 U.S.C. § 519

Title 10 — Armed Forces

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73