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10 U.S.C. § 513 — Enlistments: Delayed Entry Program

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10 U.S.C. § 513 — Enlistments: Delayed Entry Program

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**(a)** A person with no prior military service who is qualified under [section 505 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section505&num=0&edition=prelim) and applicable regulations for enlistment in a regular component of an armed force, or who is qualified under [section 20301 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section20301&num=0&edition=prelim) and applicable regulations for enlistment in the Space Force, may (except as provided in subsection (c)) be enlisted as a Reserve for service in the Army Reserve, Navy Reserve, Air Force Reserve, Marine Corps Reserve, or Coast Guard Reserve, or be enlisted as a member of the Space Force, for a term of not less than six years nor more than eight years. **(b)** (1) Unless sooner ordered to active duty under chapter 39 of this title or another provision of law, a person enlisted under subsection (a) shall, within 365 days after such enlistment, be discharged from the reserve component in which enlisted and immediately be enlisted in the regular component of an armed force. (2) The Secretary concerned may extend the 365-day period described in paragraph (1) for any person for up to an additional 365 days if the Secretary determines that it is in the best interests of the armed force of which that person is a member to do so. (3) (A) The Secretary concerned may extend by up to an additional 365 days the period of extension under paragraph (2) for a person who enlisted before October 1, 2017, under [section 504(b)(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section504/b/2&num=0&edition=prelim) if the Secretary determines that the period of extension under this paragraph is required for the performance of adequate background and security reviews of that person. (B) A person whose period of extension under paragraph (2) is extended under this paragraph shall undergo all security and suitability screening requirements and receive a favorable military security suitability determination before entering into service in a regular or reserve component. Screening priority shall be given to those persons who were enlisted for a military occupational specialty that requires specialized language or medical skills that are vital to the national interest. (C) The authority to make an extension under this paragraph shall expire one year after the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018. The expiration of such authority shall not effect the validity of any extension made in accordance with this paragraph on or before that date. (4) During the period beginning on the date on which the person enlists under subsection (a) and ending on the date on which the person is enlisted in a regular component under this subsection, the person shall be in the Ready Reserve of the armed force concerned. **(c)** A person who is under orders to report for induction into an armed force under the Military Selective Service Act ([50 U.S.C. 3801](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section3801&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.), except as provided in clause (ii) or (iii) of section 6(c)(2)(A) of that Act ([50 U.S.C. 3806(c)(2)(A)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section3806/c/2/A&num=0&edition=prelim)), may not be enlisted under subsection (a). **(d)** This section shall be carried out under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy.

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10 U.S.C. § 511 — College First Program

**(a) Program Authority.—** The Secretary of each military department may establish a program to increase the number of, and the level of the qualifications of, persons entering the armed forces as enlisted members by encouraging recruits to pursue higher education or vocational or technical training before entry into active service. **(b) Delayed Entry With Allowance for Higher Education.—** The Secretary concerned may— (1) exercise the authority under [section 513 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section513&num=0&edition=prelim)— (A) to accept the enlistment of a person as a Reserve for service in the Selected Reserve or Individual Ready Reserve of a reserve component, or as a member of the Space Force, notwithstanding the scope of the authority under subsection (a) of that section, in the case of the Army National Guard of the United States or Air National Guard of the United States; and (B) to authorize, notwithstanding the period limitation in subsection (b) of that section, a delay of the enlistment of any such person in a regular component under that subsection for the period during which the person is enrolled in, and pursuing a program of education at, an institution of higher education, or a program of vocational or technical training, on a full-time basis that is to be completed within the maximum period of delay determined for that person under subsection (c); and (2) subject to paragraph (2) of subsection (d) and except as provided in paragraph (3) of that subsection, pay an allowance to a person accepted for enlistment under paragraph (1)(A) for each month of the period during which that person is enrolled in and pursuing a program described in paragraph (1)(B). **(c) Maximum Period of Delay.—**

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10 U.S.C. § 505 — Regular components: qualifications, term, grade

**(a)** The Secretary concerned may accept original enlistments in the Regular Army, Regular Navy, Regular Air Force, Regular Marine Corps, or Regular Coast Guard, as the case may be, of qualified, effective, and able-bodied persons who are not less than seventeen years of age nor more than forty-two years of age. However, no person under eighteen years of age may be originally enlisted without the written consent of his parent or guardian, if he has a parent or guardian entitled to his custody and control. **(b)** A person is enlisted in the Regular Army, Regular Navy, Regular Air Force, Regular Marine Corps, or Regular Coast Guard in the grade or rating prescribed by the Secretary concerned. **(c)** The Secretary concerned may accept original enlistments of persons for the duration of their minority or for a period of at least two but not more than eight years, in the Regular Army, Regular Navy, Regular Air Force, Regular Marine Corps, or Regular Coast Guard, as the case may be. **(d)** (1) The Secretary concerned may accept a reenlistment in the Regular Army, Regular Navy, Regular Air Force, Regular Marine Corps, or Regular Coast Guard, as the case may be, for a period determined under this subsection. (2) In the case of a member who has less than 10 years of service in the armed forces as of the day before the first day of the period for which reenlisted, the period for which the member reenlists shall be at least two years but not more than eight years. (3) In the case of a member who has at least 10 years of service in the armed forces as of the day before the first day of the period for which reenlisted, the Secretary concerned may accept a reenlistment for either— (A) a specified period of at least two years but not more than eight years; or (B) an u

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50 U.S.C. § 3801 — Short title; Congressional declaration of policy

**(a)** This Act may be cited as the “Military Selective Service Act”. **(b)** The Congress declares that an adequate armed strength must be achieved and maintained to insure the security of this Nation. **(c)** The Congress further declares that in a free society the obligations and privileges of serving in the armed forces and the reserve components thereof should be shared generally, in accordance with a system of selection which is fair and just, and which is consistent with the maintenance of an effective national economy. **(d)** The Congress further declares, in accordance with our traditional military policy as expressed in the National Defense Act of 1916, as amended, that it is essential that the strength and organization of the National Guard, both Ground and Air, as an integral part of the first line defenses of this Nation, be at all times maintained and assured.To this end, it is the intent of the Congress that whenever Congress shall determine that units and organizations are needed for the national security in excess of those of the Regular components of the Ground Forces and the Air Forces, and those in active service under this chapter, the National Guard of the United States, both Ground and Air, or such part thereof as may be necessary, together with such units of the Reserve components as are necessary for a balanced force, shall be ordered to active Federal service and continued therein so long as such necessity exists. **(e)** The Congress further declares that adequate provision for national security requires maximum effort in the fields of scientific research and development, and the fullest possible utilization of the Nation’s technological, scientific, and other critical manpower resources. **(f)** The Congress further declares that the S

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10 U.S.C. § 20301 — Original enlistments: qualifications; grade

**(a) Original Enlistments.—** (1) **Authority to accept.—** — The Secretary of the Air Force may accept original enlistments in the Space Force of qualified, effective, and able-bodied persons. (2) **Age.—** — A person accepted for original enlistment shall be not less than seventeen years of age. However, no person under eighteen years of age may be originally enlisted without the written consent of the person’s parent or guardian, if the person has a parent or guardian entitled to the person’s custody and control. **(b) Grade.—** A person is enlisted in the Space Force in the grade prescribed by the Secretary of the Air Force.

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10 U.S.C. § 101 — Definitions

**(a) In General.—** The following definitions apply in this title: (1) The term “United States”, in a geographic sense, means the States and the District of Columbia. (2) Repealed. Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title X, § 1057(a)(1), Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3440.] (3) The term “possessions” includes the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Guano Islands, so long as they remain possessions, but does not include any Commonwealth. (4) The term “armed forces” means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, and Coast Guard. (5) The term “uniformed services” means— (A) the armed forces; (B) the commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and (C) the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service. (6) The term “department”, when used with respect to a military department, means the executive part of the department and all field headquarters, forces, reserve components, installations, activities, and functions under the control or supervision of the Secretary of the department. When used with respect to the Department of Defense, such term means the executive part of the department, including the executive parts of the military departments, and all field headquarters, forces, reserve components, installations, activities, and functions under the control or supervision of the Secretary of Defense, including those of the military departments. (7) The term “executive part of the department” means the executive part of the Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Department of the Navy, or Department of the Air Force, as the case may be, at the seat of government. (8) The term “military departments” means the Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, and the Department of the Air Force. (9) The term

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10 U.S.C. § 520c — Recruiting functions: provision of meals and refreshments

Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned, funds appropriated to the Department of Defense for recruitment of military personnel may be expended for small meals and refreshments during recruiting functions for the following persons: (1) Persons who have enlisted under the Delayed Entry Program authorized by [section 513 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section513&num=0&edition=prelim). (2) Persons who are objects of armed forces recruiting efforts. (3) Persons whose assistance in recruiting efforts of the military departments is determined to be influential by the Secretary concerned. (4) Members of the armed forces and Federal employees when attending recruiting functions in accordance with a requirement to do so. (5) Other persons whose presence at recruiting functions will contribute to recruiting efforts.

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37 U.S.C. § 205 — Computation: service creditable

**(a)** Subject to subsections (b) and (c), for the purpose of computing the basic pay of a member of a uniformed service, his years of service are computed by adding— (1) all periods of active service as an officer, Army field clerk, flight officer, aviation midshipman, or enlisted member of a uniformed service; (2) all periods during which he was enlisted or held an appointment as an officer, Army field clerk, or flight officer of— (A) a regular component of a uniformed service; (B) a reserve component of a uniformed service; (C) the Space Force; (D) the Regular Army Reserve; (E) the National Guard; (F) the National Guard Reserve; (G) the Naval Militia; (H) the National Naval Volunteers; (I) the Navy Reserve Force; (J) the Army without specification of component; (K) the Air Force without specification of component; (L) the Marine Corps Reserve Force; (M) the Philippine Scouts; or (N) the Philippine Constabulary; (3) for a commissioned officer in service on June 30, 1922, all service that was then counted in computing longevity pay and all service as a contract surgeon serving full time; (4) all periods during which he held an appointment as a nurse, reserve nurse, or commissioned officer in the Army Nurse Corps as it existed at any time before April 16, 1947, the Navy Nurse Corps as it existed at any time before April 16, 1947, or the Public Health Service, or a reserve component of any of them; (5) all periods during which he was a deck officer or junior engineer in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; (6) all periods that, under law in effect on January 10, 1962, were authorized to be credited in computing basic pay; and (7) all periods while— (A) on a temporary disability retired list, honorary re

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10 U.S.C. § 513 — Enlistments: Delayed Entry Program

Page 536 TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES [§ 512 (c) MAXIMUM PERIOD OF DELAY.—The period of delay authorized a person under paragraph (1)(B) of subsection (b) may not exceed the 30-month period beginning on the date of the person’s en- listment accepted under paragraph (1)(A) of such subsection. (d) ALLOWANCE.—(1) The monthly allowance paid under subsection (b)(2) shall be equal to the amount of the subsistence allowance provided for certain members of the Senior Reserve Offi- cers’ Training Corps with the corresponding number of years of participation under section 209(a) of title 37. The Secretary concerned may supplement that stipend by an amount not to exceed $225 per month. (2) An allowance may not be paid to a person under this section for more than 24 months. (3) A member of the Selected Reserve of a re- serve component may be paid an allowance under this section only for months during which the member performs satisfactorily as a member of a unit of the reserve component that trains as prescribed in section 10147(a)(1) of this title or section 502(a) of title 32. Satisfactory perform- ance shall be determined under regulations pre- scribed by the Secretary concerned. (4) An allowance under this section is in addi- tion to any other pay or allowance to which a member of a reserve component is entitled by reason of participation in the Ready Reserve of that component. (e) RECOUPMENT OF ALLOWANCE.—(1) A person who, after receiving an allowance under this sec- tion, fails to complete the total period of service required of that person in connection with de- layed entry authorized for the person under sec- tion 513 shall repay the United States the amount which bears the same ratio to the total amount of that allowance paid to the person as the uns

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50 U.S.C. § 3801 — Short title; Congressional declaration of

Page 945 TITLE 50—WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE § 3801 Sec. 3814. Definitions. 3815. Repeals; appropriations; termination date. 3816. Utilization of industry. 3817. Savings provisions. 3818. Effective date. 3819. Authority of President to order Reserve com- ponents to active service; release from ac- tive duty; retention of unit organizations and equipment. 3820. Procedural rights. Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Title I of act June 24, 1948, ch. 625, which is classified principally to this chapter, was formerly set out in the Appendix to this title, prior to the elimination of the Appendix to this title and the editorial reclassification of title I principally as this chapter. For disposition of sections of the former Appendix to this title, see Table II, set out preceding section 1 of this title. § 3801. Short title; Congressional declaration of policy (a) This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Military Se- lective Service Act’’. (b) The Congress declares that an adequate armed strength must be achieved and main- tained to insure the security of this Nation. (c) The Congress further declares that in a free society the obligations and privileges of serving in the armed forces and the reserve components thereof should be shared generally, in accord- ance with a system of selection which is fair and just, and which is consistent with the mainte- nance of an effective national economy. (d) The Congress further declares, in accord- ance with our traditional military policy as ex- pressed in the National Defense Act of 1916, as amended, that it is essential that the strength and organization of the National Guard, both Ground and Air, as an integral part of the first line defenses of this Nation, be at all times maintained and assured. To this end, i

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50 U.S.C. § 3806 — Deferments and exemptions from training and service

**(a) In general** (1) Commissioned officers, warrant officers, pay clerks, enlisted men, and aviation cadets of the Regular Army, the Navy, the Air Force, the Marine Corps, the Coast Guard, and the Environmental Science Services Administration; 11 See Transfer of Functions note below. cadets, United States Military Academy; midshipmen, United States Naval Academy; cadets, United States Air Force Academy; cadets, United States Coast Guard Academy; midshipmen, Merchant Marine Reserve, members of the United States Navy Reserve; students enrolled in an officer procurement program at military colleges the curriculum of which is approved by the Secretary of Defense; members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces and the Coast Guard, while on active duty; and foreign diplomatic representatives, technical attachés of foreign embassies and legations, consuls general, consuls, vice consuls and other consular agents of foreign countries who are not citizens of the United States, and members of their families, and persons in other categories to be specified by the President who are not citizens of the United States, shall not be required to be registered under [section 3802 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section3802&num=0&edition=prelim) and shall be relieved from liability for training and service under [section 3803 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section3803&num=0&edition=prelim), except that aliens admitted for permanent residence in the United States shall not be so exempted: Provided, That any alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence as defined in paragraph (20) of [section 1101(a) of title 8](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-ti

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