### **CHAPTER 31—ENLISTMENTS**

Sec.
501.
Definition.
502.
Enlistment oath: who may administer.
503.
Enlistments: recruiting campaigns; compilation of directory information.
504.
Persons not qualified.
505.
Regular components: qualifications, term, grade.
506.
Regular components: extension of enlistments during war.
507.
Extension of enlistment for members needing medical care or hospitalization.
508.
Reenlistment: qualifications.
509.
Voluntary extension of enlistments: periods and benefits.
510.
Enlistment incentives for pursuit of skills to facilitate national service.
511.
College First Program.
[512.
Renumbered.]
513.
Enlistments: Delayed Entry Program.
514.
Bounties prohibited; substitutes prohibited.
515.
Reenlistment after discharge as warrant officer.
516.
Effect upon enlisted status of acceptance of appointment as cadet or midshipman.
517.
Authorized enlisted end strength: members in pay grades E–8 and E–⁠9.
518.
Temporary enlistments.
519.
Temporary enlistments: during war or emergency.
520.
Limitation on enlistment and induction of persons whose score on the Armed Forces Qualification Test is below a prescribed level.
[520a.
Repealed.]
520b.
Applicants for enlistment: authority to use funds for the issue of authorized articles.
520c.
Recruiting functions: provision of meals and refreshments.

#### **Editorial Notes**

#### Amendments

**2021**—Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IV, §403(b), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3556, added item 517 and struck out former item 517 "Authorized daily average: members in pay grades E–8 and E–⁠9".

**2004**—Pub. L. 108–375, div. A, title V, §551(a)(2), Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 1911, added item 511.

**2003**—Pub. L. 108–136, div. A, title X, §1031(a)(8)(B), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1597, substituted "provision of meals and refreshments" for "use of funds" in item 520c.

**2002**—Pub. L. 107–314, div. A, title V, §531(a)(2), Dec. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 2544, added item 510.

**2000**—Pub. L. 106–398, §1 [[div. A], title X, §1076(g)(2)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–282, struck out item 520a "Criminal history information for military recruiting purposes".

**1996**—Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title III, §361(b), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2491, added item 520c.

**1994**—Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, §1671(b)(3), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 3013, as amended by Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title XV, §1501(a)(8)(A), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 495, struck out items 510 "Reserve components: qualifications", 511 "Reserve components: terms", and 512 "Reserve components: transfers".

**1989**—Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title V, §501(a)(2), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1435, added item 513.

**1985**—Pub. L. 99–145, title XIII, §1303(a)(4)(B), Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 738, substituted "enlistment" for "enlistments" in item 520b.

**1984**—Pub. L. 98–525, title XIV, §1401(a)(2), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2614, added item 520b.

**1982**—Pub. L. 97–252, title XI, §1114(b)(3), (c)(2), Sept. 8, 1982, 96 Stat. 749, 750, inserted "; compilation of directory information" in item 503, and added item 520a.

**1980**—Pub. L. 96–342, title III, §302(b)(2), Sept. 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 1083, added item 520.

**1968**—Pub. L. 90–623, §2(2), Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1314, struck out "or national emergency" after "extension of enlistments during war" in item 506.

Pub. L. 90–235, §2(a)(1)(C), Jan. 2, 1968, 81 Stat. 755, redesignated item 501 as 502, and added items 501, 503 to 509, 518 and 519.

**1962**—Pub. L. 87–649, §2(2), Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 492, added item 517.

**1958**—Pub. L. 85–861, §1(9)(B), (C), Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1440, struck out item 513 "Reserve components: promotions" and added item 516.