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# 10 U.S.C. § 1172 - Enlisted members: during war or emergency; discharge

## Text

A person enlisted under section 518 of this title may be discharged at any time by the President, or otherwise according to law.

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