Source: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10/885?qt-us_code_tabs=1
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10 U.S. Code § 885 - Art. 85. Desertion | LII / Legal Information Institute
U.S. Code › Title 10 › Subtitle A › Part II › Chapter 47 › Subchapter X › § 885 10 U.S. Code § 885 - Art. 85. Desertion
without being regularly separated from one of the armed forces enlists or accepts an appointment in the same or another one of the armed forces without fully disclosing the fact that he has not been regularly separated, or enters any foreign armed service except when authorized by the United States;
Any commissioned officer of the armed forces who, after tender of his resignation and before notice of its acceptance, quits his post or proper duties without leave and with intent to remain away therefrom permanently is guilty of desertion.
Revised section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 885(a)
885(b) 50:679(a).
50:679(b). May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1 (Art. 85), 64 Stat. 135.
In subsection (a), the word “unit” is substituted for the words “place of service” to conform to clause (2) of this section and section 886
(3) of this title. The word “proper” is omitted as surplusage.
In subsection (b), the word “commissioned” is inserted for clarity. The word “before” is substituted for the words “prior to”. The words “its acceptance” are substituted for the words “the acceptance of the same”. The words “after tender of” are substituted for the words “having tendered” for clarity. The word “due” is omitted as surplusage.
In subsection (c), the words “attempt to desert” are substituted for the words “attempted desertion”.