Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-102
§904b Art. 104b. Unlawful Enlistment, Appointment, or Separation
Title 10 › Subtitle A — General Military Law › PART II — PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 47 — UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE › SUBCHAPTER X — PUNITIVE ARTICLES › § 904b
Summary
Punishes anyone under military law who knowingly enlists, appoints, or separates someone who is legally ineligible; a court-martial decides the punishment.
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Title 10, §904b
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Any person subject to this chapter who effects an enlistment or appointment in or a separation from the armed forces of any person who is known to him to be ineligible for that enlistment, appointment, or separation because it is prohibited by law, regulation, or order shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 88450:678.May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1 (Art. 84), 64 Stat. 135.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2016—Pub. L. 114–328 renumbered section 884 of this title as this section.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 2016 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 114–328 effective on Jan. 1, 2019, as designated by the President, with implementing
Regulations
and provisions relating to applicability to various situations, see section 5542 of Pub. L. 114–328 and Ex. Ord. No. 13825, set out as notes under section 801 of this title.
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Citation
10 U.S.C. § 904b
Title 10, Armed Forces
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102