10 U.S.C. § 971 — Service credit: officers may not count service performed while serving as cadet or midshipman
submitted 68 years ago by Pub. L. 85-861 to r/title-10-ARMED-FORCES · 208 words · no verdicts yet
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The period of service under an enlistment or period of obligated service while also performing service as a cadet or midshipman or serving as a midshipman in the Navy Reserve may not be counted in computing, for any purpose, the length of service of an officer* of an armed force or an officer in the Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Service.
In computing length of service for any purpose, service as a cadet or midshipman may not be credited to any of the following officers:
An officer of the Navy or Marine Corps.
A commissioned officer* of the Army*, Air Force, or Space Force.
An officer of the Coast Guard.
An officer in the Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Service.
In this section, the term “service as a cadet or midshipman” means—
service as a cadet at the United States Military Academy, United States Air Force Academy, or United States Coast Guard Academy; or
service as a midshipman at the United States Naval Academy.
Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 85–861, § 1(20), Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1442; amended Pub. L. 90–235, § 6(a) (1), Jan. 2, 1968, 81 Stat. 761; Pub. L. 98–557, § 17(a), Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 2867; Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title VI, § 652(a)(1)(A), (2), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1461; Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title V, § 581, Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2537; Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title X, § 1073(a)(13), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1900; Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title V, § 515(b)(1)(D), (2), Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3233, 3234; Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, § 924(b)(22), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3824.)
- 1958Enacted · Pub. L. 85-861 · 72 Stat. 1442
- 1968Amended · Pub. L. 90-235 · 81 Stat. 761
- 1984Amended · Pub. L. 98-557 · 98 Stat. 2867
- 1989Amended · Pub. L. 101-189 · 103 Stat. 1461
- 1996Amended · Pub. L. 104-201 · 110 Stat. 2537
- 1997Amended · Pub. L. 105-85 · 111 Stat. 1900
- 2006Amended · Pub. L. 109-163 · 119 Stat. 3233, 3234
- 2021Amended · Pub. L. 116-283 · 134 Stat. 3824
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 85-861 on 1958-09-02.
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