2021 US Code
Title 32 - National Guard
Chapter 3 - Personnel
Sec. 313 - Appointments and enlistments: age limitations
32 U.S.C. § 313 (2021) | ||||||||||||
§313. Appointments and enlistments: age limitations | ||||||||||||
(a) To be eligible for original enlistment in the National Guard, a person must be at least 17 years of age and under 45, or under 64 years of age and a former member of the Regular Army, Regular Navy, Regular Air Force, or Regular Marine Corps. To be eligible for reenlistment, a person must be under 64 years of age. (b) To be eligible for appointment as an officer of the National Guard, a person must— (1) be a citizen of the United States; and (2) be at least 18 years of age and under 64. |
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(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 604; Pub. L. 85–861, §2(9), Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1544; Pub. L. 90–130, §2(2), Nov. 8, 1967, 81 Stat. 383.) |
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In subsection (a), 32:4 (1st 19 words) is omitted as covered by section 101(3) and (5) of this title. 32:4 (54th through 62d words) is omitted as surplusage. The words "under 64" are substituted for the words "not more than sixty-four" to conform to an opinion of the Judge Advocate General of the Army (JAGA 1953/9033, 3 Dec. 1953). The word "Regular" is inserted before the words "Navy" and "Marine Corps". The words "Regular Air Force" are inserted to complete the coverage of the revised section. The word "reenlistment" is substituted for the words "subsequent enlistment".
EDITORIAL NOTES AMENDMENTS 1967—Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 90–130 struck out cl. (3) which inserted requirement that women appointed with a view to serving as a nurse or medical specialist be at least 21 years of age and under 64 years of age in order to be eligible for appointment as an officer of the National Guard. 1958—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 85–861 inserted qualifications for appointment of women with a view to serving as nurses or medical specialists. |
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United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 32 - NATIONAL GUARD | ||||||||||||
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Title 32 - NATIONAL GUARD CHAPTER 3 - PERSONNEL Sec. 313 - Appointments and enlistments: age limitations |
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section 313 | ||||||||||||
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48 Stat. 155 49 Stat. 391 61 Stat. 192 66 Stat. 505 70 Stat. 729 72 Stat. 1544 81 Stat. 383 |
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Public Law 85-861, Public Law 90-130 |