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10 U.S.C. 518: Temporary enlistmentsText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
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§518. Temporary enlistments

Temporary enlistments may be made only in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, or Coast Guard, as the case may be, without specification of component.

(Added Pub. L. 90–235, § 2(a)(1)(B) , Jan. 2, 1968 , 81 Stat. 755 ; amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, § 924(b)(2)(A)(iii) , Jan. 1, 2021 , 134 Stat. 3821 .)

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2021⁠—Pub. L. 116–283 substituted “Marine Corps, Space Force,” for “Marine Corps,”.

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Transfer of Functions

For transfer of authorities, functions, personnel, and assets of the Coast Guard, including the authorities and functions of the Secretary of Transportation relating thereto, to the Department of Homeland Security, and for treatment of related references, see sections 468(b), 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set out as a note under section 542 of Title 6.