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[CITE: 32USC313]

 
                        TITLE 32--NATIONAL GUARD
 
                          CHAPTER 3--PERSONNEL
 
Sec. 313. Appointments and enlistments: age limitations

    (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.

(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 604; Pub. L. 85-861, Sec. 2(9), 
Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1544; Pub. L. 90-130, Sec. 2(2), Nov. 8, 1967, 
81 Stat. 383.)

                                          Historical and Revision Notes
                                                    1956 Act
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            Revised section                      Source (U.S. Code)            
   Source (Statutes at Large)
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313(a)................................  32:4 (less 22 words before           Ju
ne 3, 1916, ch. 134, Sec.  58;
                                         proviso).                            r
estated Feb. 28, 1925, ch. 371,
313(b)................................  32:4 (22 words before proviso).       S
ec.  1 (1st par.); restated June
                                                                              1
5, 1933, ch. 87, Sec.  5 (1st
                                                                              p
ar.), 48 Stat. 155; June 19,
                                                                              1
935, ch. 277, Sec.  2, 49 Stat.
                                                                              3
91; June 28, 1947, ch. 162, Sec.
                                                                              7
 (less applicability to Sec.  57
                                                                              o
f the Act of June 3, 1916, ch.
                                                                              1
34), 61 Stat. 192; July 9, 1952,
                                                                              c
h. 608, Secs.  803 (8th par.),
                                                                              8
06(j), 66 Stat. 505, 508.
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    In subsection (a), 32:4 (1st 19 words) is omitted as covered by 
section 101(3) and (5) of this title. 32:4 (54th through 62d words) is 
omitted as surplusage. The words ``under 64'' are substituted for the 
words ``not more than sixty-four'' to conform to an opinion of the Judge 
Advocate General of the Army (JAGA 1953/9033, 3 Dec. 1953). The word 
``Regular'' is inserted before the words ``Navy'' and ``Marine Corps''. 
The words ``Regular Air Force'' are inserted to complete the coverage of 
the revised section. The word ``reenlistment'' is substituted for the 
words ``subsequent enlistment''.

                                                    1958 Act
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          Section of title 32                    Source (U.S. Code)            
   Source (Statutes at Large)
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313(b)................................  32 App.:4 (as applicable to age).    Ju
ly 30, 1956, ch. 789, Sec.  2 (as
                                                                              a
pplicable to age), 70 Stat. 729.
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                               Amendments

    1967--Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 90-130 struck out cl. (3) which 
inserted requirement that women appointed with a view to serving as a 
nurse or medical specialist be at least 21 years of age and under 64 
years of age in order to be eligible for appointment as an officer of 
the National Guard.
    1958--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 85-861 inserted qualifications for 
appointment of women with a view to serving as nurses or medical 
specialists.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in title 10 section 311.
