Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-102
§518 Temporary Enlistments
Title 10 › Subtitle A — General Military Law › PART II — PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 31 — ENLISTMENTS › § 518
Summary
Temporary enlistments can only be made in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, or Coast Guard. These enlistments must not say which component of the service they are for, meaning they do not name a particular part of that service.
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Title 10, §518
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Temporary enlistments may be made only in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, or Coast Guard, as the case may be, without specification of component.
Legislative History
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Amendments
2021—Pub. L. 116–283 substituted “Marine Corps, Space Force,” for “Marine Corps,”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Transfer of Functions
For transfer of authorities, functions, personnel, and assets of the Coast Guard, including the authorities and functions of the Secretary of Transportation relating thereto, to the Department of Homeland Security, and for treatment of related references, see section 468(b), 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set out as a note under section 542 of Title 6.
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Citation
10 U.S.C. § 518
Title 10, Armed Forces
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102