32 U.S.C. § 313 — Appointments and enlistments: age limitations

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To first join the National Guard, a person must be 17 to 44, or under 64 if a former regular-military member. To re-enlist, a person must be under 64. Officers must be U.S. citizens and 18 to 63.

(a) To enlist in the National Guard for the first time, a person must be at least 17 years old and under 45. A person who used to serve in the Regular Army, Regular Navy, Regular Air Force, or Regular Marine Corps may instead enlist up until age 64. To re-enlist, a person must be under 64 years old. (b) To be appointed as a National Guard officer, a person must (1) be a citizen of the United States; and (2) be at least 18 years old and under 64.

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(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.

Source credit: (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.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit

1956Enacted · Act of Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041
1958Amended · Pub. L. 85-861 · 72 Stat. 1544
1967Amended · Pub. L. 90-130 · 81 Stat. 383

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 1041 on 1956-08-10.

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