Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-102

§2638 Transportation of Civilian Clothing of Enlisted Members

Title 10 › Subtitle A — General Military Law › PART IV — SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROPERTY › CHAPTER 157 — TRANSPORTATION › § 2638

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Military secretaries can send new enlisted members' civilian clothes to their home of record.

Full Legal Text

Title 10, §2638

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The Secretary of the military department concerned may provide for the transportation of the civilian clothing of any person entering the armed forces as an enlisted member to the member’s home of record.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in the following appropriation acts: Oct. 12, 1984, Pub. L. 98–473, title I, § 101(h) [title VIII, § 8005], 98 Stat. 1904, 1922. Dec. 8, 1983, Pub. L. 98–212, title VII, § 708, 97 Stat. 1438. Dec. 21, 1982, Pub. L. 97–377, title I, § 101(c) [title VII, § 708], 96 Stat. 1833, 1850. Dec. 29, 1981, Pub. L. 97–114, title VII, § 708, 95 Stat. 1579. Dec. 15, 1980, Pub. L. 96–527, title VII, § 708, 94 Stat. 3081. Dec. 21, 1979, Pub. L. 96–154, title VII, § 708, 93 Stat. 1152. Oct. 13, 1978, Pub. L. 95–457, title VIII, § 808, 92 Stat. 1244. Sept. 21, 1977, Pub. L. 95–111, title VIII, § 807, 91 Stat. 899. Sept. 22, 1976, Pub. L. 94–419, title VII, § 707, 90 Stat. 1291. Feb. 9, 1976, Pub. L. 94–212, title VII, § 707, 90 Stat. 168. Oct. 8, 1974, Pub. L. 93–437, title VIII, § 807, 88 Stat. 1225. Jan. 2, 1974, Pub. L. 93–238, title VII, § 707, 87 Stat. 1038. Oct. 26, 1972, Pub. L. 92–570, title VII, § 707, 86 Stat. 1196. Dec. 18, 1971, Pub. L. 92–204, title VII, § 707, 85 Stat. 727. Jan. 11, 1971, Pub. L. 91–668, title VIII, § 807, 84 Stat. 2030. Dec. 29, 1969, Pub. L. 91–171, title VI, § 607, 83 Stat. 480. Oct. 17, 1968, Pub. L. 90–580, title V, § 506, 82 Stat. 1129. Sept. 29, 1967, Pub. L. 90–96, title VI, § 606, 81 Stat. 242.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective Oct. 1, 1985, see section 1404 of Pub. L. 98–525, set out as a note under section 520b of this title.

Reference

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Citation

10 U.S.C. § 2638

Title 10, Armed Forces

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

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