{"data":{"id":"us/10-u.s.c.-1169","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"10 U.S.C. § 1169","heading":"Regular enlisted members: limitations on discharge","body":"No regular enlisted member of an armed force may be discharged before his term of service expires, except—(1) as prescribed by the Secretary concerned; (2) by sentence of a general or special court martial; or (3) as otherwise provided by law.","path":["Title 10—ARMED FORCES","CHAPTER 59—SEPARATION"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc10@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:56:10Z","sha256":"8bb9806b966c963917a23686c0d71898db273964b4a30dfb89fd061c6d5007e5","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/10-u.s.c.-1168","next":"us/10-u.s.c.-1170"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}