{"data":{"id":"us/32-u.s.c.-313","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"32 U.S.C. § 313","heading":"Appointments and enlistments: age limitations","body":"(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.","path":["Title 32—NATIONAL GUARD","CHAPTER 3—PERSONNEL"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc32@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:59:03Z","sha256":"d90b24157c51cb2adaa43710447875d8003a92dc5cf029da670c4aef1b0c5067","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/32-u.s.c.-312","next":"us/32-u.s.c.-314"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}