Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73
§954 Voluntary extension; probation
Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle A— - General Military Law › Part PART II— - PERSONNEL › Chapter CHAPTER 48— - MILITARY CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES › § 954
Summary
The Secretary may create a program that lets people who were under his authority when they committed offenses stay in service past their normal end-of-service date. Those people can choose to serve a period of probation during that extra time so they might be honorably returned to duty.
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Title 10, §954
Armed Forces — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The Secretary concerned may provide for persons who were subject to his authority at the time of commission of their offenses a system for retention of selected offenders beyond expiration of normal service obligation in order to voluntarily serve a period of probation with a view to honorable restoration to duty.
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1997—Pub. L. 105–85 substituted “his authority” for “this authority”.
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Citation
10 U.S.C. § 954
Title 10 — Armed Forces
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73