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10 U.S.C. § 500g · Integration of electronic warfare into Tier 1 and Tier 2 joint training exercises
10 U.S.C. § 501 · Definition
10 U.S.C. § 502 · Enlistment oath: who may administer
10 U.S.C. § 503 · Enlistments: recruiting campaigns; compilation of directory information
10 U.S.C. § 504 · Persons not qualified
10 U.S.C. § 505 · Regular components: qualifications, term, grade
10 U.S.C. § 506 · Regular components: extension of enlistments during war
10 U.S.C. § 507 · Extension of enlistment for members needing medical care or hospitalization
10 U.S.C. § 508 · Reenlistment: qualifications
10 U.S.C. § 509 · Voluntary extension of enlistments: periods and benefits
10 U.S.C. § 510 · Enlistment incentives for pursuit of skills to facilitate national service
10 U.S.C. § 511 · College First Program
10 U.S.C. § 512 · [Renumbered § 12104]
10 U.S.C. § 513 · Enlistments: Delayed Entry Program
10 U.S.C. § 514 · Bounties prohibited; substitutes prohibited
10 U.S.C. § 515 · Reenlistment after discharge as warrant officer
10 U.S.C. § 516 · Effect upon enlisted status of acceptance of appointment as cadet or midshipman
10 U.S.C. § 517 · Authorized enlisted end strength: members in pay grades E–8 and E–9
10 U.S.C. § 518 · Temporary enlistments
10 U.S.C. § 519 · Temporary enlistments: during war or emergency
10 U.S.C. § 520 · Limitation on enlistment and induction of persons whose score on the Armed Forces Qualification Test is below a prescribed level
10 U.S.C. § 520a · [Repealed. Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title X, § 1076(g)(1)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–282]
10 U.S.C. § 520b · Applicants for enlistment: authority to use funds for the issue of authorized articles
10 U.S.C. § 520c · Recruiting functions: provision of meals and refreshments
10 U.S.C. § 521 · Authority to prescribe total strengths of officers on active duty and officer strengths in various categories
10 U.S.C. § 522 · [Repealed. Pub. L. 108–375, div. A, title V, § 501(b)(1), Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 1873]
10 U.S.C. § 523 · Authorized strengths: commissioned officers on active duty in grades of major, lieutenant colonel, and colonel and Navy grades of lieutenant commander, commander, and captain
10 U.S.C. § 524 · [Renumbered § 12011]
10 U.S.C. § 525 · Distribution of commissioned officers on active duty in general officer and flag officer grades
10 U.S.C. § 526 · Authorized strength: general officers and flag officers on active duty
10 U.S.C. § 526a · [Renumbered § 526]
10 U.S.C. § 527 · Authority to suspend sections 523, 525, and 526
10 U.S.C. § 528 · Officers serving in certain intelligence positions: military status; application of distribution and strength limitations; pay and allowances
10 U.S.C. § 531 · Original appointments of commissioned officers
10 U.S.C. § 532 · Qualifications for original appointment as a commissioned officer
10 U.S.C. § 533 · Service credit upon original appointment as a commissioned officer
10 U.S.C. § 541 · Graduates of the United States Military, Naval, and Air Force Academies
10 U.S.C. § 555 to 565 · [Repealed. Pub. L. 102–190, div. A, title XI, § 1112(a), Dec. 5, 1991, 105 Stat. 1492]
10 U.S.C. § 571 · Warrant officers: grades
10 U.S.C. § 572 · Warrant officers: original appointment; service credit
10 U.S.C. § 573 · Convening of selection boards
10 U.S.C. § 574 · Warrant officer active-duty lists; competitive categories; number to be recommended for promotion; promotion zones
10 U.S.C. § 575 · Recommendations for promotion by selection boards
10 U.S.C. § 576 · Information to be furnished to selection boards; selection procedures
10 U.S.C. § 577 · Promotions: effect of failure of selection for
10 U.S.C. § 578 · Promotions: how made; effective date
10 U.S.C. § 579 · Removal from a promotion list
10 U.S.C. § 580 · Regular warrant officers twice failing of selection for promotion: involuntary retirement or separation
10 U.S.C. § 580a · Enhanced authority for selective early discharges
10 U.S.C. § 581 · Selective retirement
10 U.S.C. § 582 · Warrant officer active-duty list: exclusions
10 U.S.C. § 583 · Definitions
10 U.S.C. § 591 · Reference to chapters 1205 and 1207
10 U.S.C. § 601 · Positions of importance and responsibility: generals and lieutenant generals; admirals and vice admirals
10 U.S.C. § 602 · Flexibility in determining terms of appointment for certain senior officer positions
10 U.S.C. § 603 · Appointments in time of war or national emergency
10 U.S.C. § 604 · Senior joint officer positions: recommendations to the Secretary of Defense
10 U.S.C. § 605 · Promotion to certain grades for officers with critical skills: colonel, lieutenant colonel, major, captain; captain, commander, lieutenant commander, lieutenant
10 U.S.C. § 611 · Convening of selection boards
10 U.S.C. § 612 · Composition of selection boards
10 U.S.C. § 613 · Oath of members of selection boards
10 U.S.C. § 613a · Nondisclosure of board proceedings
10 U.S.C. § 614 · Notice of convening of selection boards
10 U.S.C. § 615 · Information furnished to selection boards
10 U.S.C. § 616 · Recommendations for promotion by selection boards
10 U.S.C. § 617 · Reports of selection boards
10 U.S.C. § 618 · Action on reports of selection boards
10 U.S.C. § 619 · Eligibility for consideration for promotion: time-in-grade and other requirements
10 U.S.C. § 619a · Eligibility for consideration for promotion: designation as joint qualified officer required before promotion to general or flag grade; exceptions
10 U.S.C. § 620 · Active-duty lists
10 U.S.C. § 621 · Competitive categories for promotion
10 U.S.C. § 622 · Numbers to be recommended for promotion
10 U.S.C. § 623 · Establishment of promotion zones
10 U.S.C. § 624 · Promotions: how made
10 U.S.C. § 625 · Authority to vacate promotions to grades of brigadier general and rear admiral (lower half)
10 U.S.C. § 626 · Acceptance of promotions; oath of office
10 U.S.C. § 627 · Failure of selection for promotion
10 U.S.C. § 628 · Special selection boards
10 U.S.C. § 628a · Special selection review boards
10 U.S.C. § 629 · Removal from a list of officers recommended for promotion
10 U.S.C. § 630 · Discharge of commissioned officers with less than six years of active commissioned service or found not qualified for promotion for first lieutenant or lieutenant (junior grade)
10 U.S.C. § 631 · Effect of failure of selection for promotion: first lieutenants and lieutenants (junior grade)
10 U.S.C. § 632 · Effect of failure of selection for promotion: captains and majors of the Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space Force and lieutenants and lieutenant commanders of the Navy
10 U.S.C. § 633 · Retirement for years of service: regular and Space Force lieutenant colonels; regular Navy commanders
10 U.S.C. § 634 · Retirement for years of service: regular and Space Force colonels; regular Navy captains
10 U.S.C. § 635 · Retirement for years of service: regular and Space Force brigadier generals; regular Navy rear admirals (lower half)
10 U.S.C. § 636 · Retirement for years of service: regular and Space Force officers in grades above brigadier general; regular Navy officers in grades above rear admiral (lower half)
10 U.S.C. § 637 · Selection of regular officers for continuation on active duty
10 U.S.C. § 637a · Continuation on active duty: officers in certain military specialties and career tracks
10 U.S.C. § 638 · Selective early retirement
10 U.S.C. § 638a · Modification to rules for continuation on active duty; enhanced authority for selective early retirement and early discharges
10 U.S.C. § 638b · Voluntary retirement incentive
10 U.S.C. § 639 · Continuation on active duty to complete disciplinary action
10 U.S.C. § 640 · Deferment of retirement or separation for medical reasons
10 U.S.C. § 641 · Applicability of chapter
10 U.S.C. § 642 · Entitlement of officers discharged or retired under this chapter to separation pay or retired pay
10 U.S.C. § 643 · Chaplains: discharge or retirement upon loss of professional qualifications
10 U.S.C. § 644 · [Repealed. Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, § 1622(b), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2961]
10 U.S.C. § 645 · Definitions
10 U.S.C. § 646 · Consideration of performance as a member of the Joint Staff