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[CITE: 10USC1171]

 
                         TITLE 10--ARMED FORCES
 
                    Subtitle A--General Military Law
 
                           PART II--PERSONNEL
 
                         CHAPTER 59--SEPARATION
 
Sec. 1171. Regular enlisted members: early discharge

    Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned and approved 
by the President, any regular enlisted member of an armed force may be 
discharged within three months before the expiration of the term of his 
enlistment or extended enlistment. A discharge under this section does 
not affect any right, privilege, or benefit that a member would have had 
if he completed his enlistment or extended enlistment, except that the 
member is not entitled to pay and allowances for the period not served.

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

   Ex. Ord. No. 11498. Delegation of Authority to Secretary of Defense

    Ex. Ord. No. 11498, Dec. 1, 1969, 34 F.R. 19125, provided:
    By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 301 of title 3 of 
the United States Code, and as President of the United States, it is 
ordered that the Secretary of Defense is hereby designated and empowered 
to approve regulations issued by the Secretaries concerned under section 
1171 of title 10, United States Code, effective January 2, 1968, which 
relate to the early discharge of regular enlisted members of the armed 
forces.
                                                          Richard Nixon.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in title 38 section 5303A.
