§771a — Title 10 Armed Forces | U.S. Code

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When an enlisted member leaves the military, the outer parts of the uniform they were issued and still have must be kept for military use. The only exception is the uniform items they are allowed to wear from the place they leave to their home under section 772(d). If the discharge is for misconduct, being undesirable or unsuitable, lack of aptitude, or any other non‑honorable reason, the issued outer uniform items are kept. The service secretary may give one suit of civilian clothes and an overcoat when needed, together costing no more than $30. If the person has no money for immediate needs, they may get up to $25, as set by the secretary. When an Army or Air National Guard member called into Federal service is released, their outer uniform items are treated as property of their State or territory, Puerto Rico, or the District of Columbia National Guard under the rules in title 32, section 708.

Title 10, §771a

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(a)Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), when an enlisted member of an armed force is discharged, the exterior articles of uniform in his possession that were issued to him, other than those that he may wear from the place of discharge to his home under section 772(d) of this title, shall be retained for military use.

(b)When an enlisted member of an armed force is discharged for bad conduct, undesirability, unsuitability, inaptitude, or otherwise than honorably—

(1)the exterior articles of uniform in his possession shall be retained for military use;

(2)under such regulations as the Secretary concerned prescribes, a suit of civilian clothing and an overcoat when necessary, both to cost not more than $30, may be issued to him; and

(3)if he would be otherwise without funds to meet his immediate needs, he may be paid an amount, fixed by the Secretary concerned, of not more than $25.

(c)When an enlisted member of the Army National Guard or the Air National Guard who has been called into Federal service is released from that service, the exterior articles of uniform in his possession shall be accounted for as property issued to the Army National Guard or the Air National Guard, as the case may be, of the State or territory, Puerto Rico, or the District of Columbia of whose Army National Guard or Air National Guard he is a member, as prescribed in section 708 of title 32.

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1988—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 100–456 struck out “the Canal Zone,” after “Puerto Rico,”.

§771a Disposition on Discharge

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Title 10, §771a

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