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# 10 U.S.C. § 12101 - Definition

## Text

In this chapter, the term “enlistment” means original enlistment or reenlistment.

(Added Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, § 1662(b)(1), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2988.)

## Notes

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective DateSection effective Dec. 1, 1994, except as otherwise provided, see section 1691 of Pub. L. 103–337, set out as a note under section 10001 of this title.