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10 U.S.C. 1169: Regular enlisted members: limitations on dischargeText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 10-ARMED FORCESCHAPTER 59-SEPARATION
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§1169. Regular enlisted members: limitations on discharge

No regular enlisted member of an armed force may be discharged before his term of service expires, except⁠—

(1)  as prescribed by the Secretary concerned;

(2)  by sentence of a general or special court martial; or

(3)  as otherwise provided by law.

(Added Pub. L. 90–235, § 3(a)(1)(A) , Jan. 2, 1968 , 81 Stat. 757 .)