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§ 302. —  Enlistments, reenlistments, and extensions.



[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
  January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 32USC302]

 
                        TITLE 32--NATIONAL GUARD
 
                          CHAPTER 3--PERSONNEL
 
Sec. 302. Enlistments, reenlistments, and extensions

    (a) Under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary concerned, 
original enlistments in the National Guard may be accepted for--
        (1) any specified term, not less than three years, for persons 
    who have not served in an armed force; or
        (2) any specified term, not less than one year, for persons who 
    have served in any armed force.

    (b) Under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary concerned, 
reenlistment in the National Guard may be accepted for any specified 
period, or, if the person last served in one of the highest five 
enlisted grades, for an unspecified period.
    (c) Enlistments or reenlistments in the National Guard may be 
extended--
        (1) under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary 
    concerned, at the request of the member, for any period not less 
    than six months; or
        (2) by proclamation of the President, if Congress declares an 
    emergency, until six months after termination of that emergency.

(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 601; Pub. L. 87-378, Sec. 5(1), Oct. 
4, 1961, 75 Stat. 808.)

                                          Historical and Revision Notes
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            Revised section                      Source (U.S. Code)               Source (Statutes at Large)
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302...................................  32:124.                              June 3, 1916, ch. 134, Sec.  69;
                                                                              restated July 11, 1919, ch. 8
                                                                              (20th par. under ``National
                                                                              Guard''); restated June 4, 1920,
                                                                              ch. 227, subch. I, Sec.  37;
                                                                              restated June 6, 1924, ch. 275,
                                                                              Sec.  4; restated June 15, 1933,
                                                                              ch. 87, Sec.  7, 48 Stat. 156;
                                                                              July 9, 1952, ch. 608, Sec.
                                                                              806(a), 66 Stat. 506.
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    32:124 (1st proviso) is omitted as executed. The word 
``reenlistments'' is substituted for the words ``subsequent 
enlistments''.


                               Amendments

    1961--Pub. L. 87-378 permitted original enlistments for any 
specified term, not less than three years, for persons who have not 
served in an armed force, authorized reenlistments for any specified 
period, or if the person last served in one of the highest five enlisted 
grades, for an unspecified period, extensions of enlistments or 
reenlistments at the request of the member for any period not less than 
six months after termination of the emergency.


                    Effective Date of 1961 Amendment

    Section 6 of Pub. L. 87-378 provided that: ``The amendments made by 
sections 3, 4, and 5 of this Act [amending this section and sections 
3261 and 8261 of Title 10, Armed Forces] shall not affect any 
enlistment, reenlistment, or appointment entered into or made before the 
effective date of this Act [Oct. 4, 1961].''



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