Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-102
§7131 Definition
Title 10 › Subtitle B — Army › PART II — PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 713 — ENLISTMENTS › § 7131
Summary
Enlistment: joining the service for the first time or signing up again.
Full Legal Text
Title 10, §7131
Armed Forces, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
In this chapter, the term “enlistment” means original enlistment or reenlistment.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 3251[No source].[No source]. The revised section is inserted for clarity.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 3251 of this title as this section. 1987—Pub. L. 100–180 inserted “, the term” after “In this chapter”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 2018 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of
Amendments
and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.
Reference
Citations & Metadata
Citation
10 U.S.C. § 7131
Title 10, Armed Forces
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102