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Code · U.S. Code · Title 10 - ARMED FORCES · CHAPTER 59— SEPARATION · § 1168

§ 1168. Discharge or release from active duty: limitations

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(a)A member of an armed force may not be discharged or released from active duty until his discharge certificate or certificate of release from active duty, respectively, and his final pay or a substantial part of that pay, are ready for delivery to him or his next of kin or legal representative.
(b)This section does not prevent the immediate transfer of a member to a facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs for necessary hospital care.
(Added Pub. L. 87–651, title I, § 106(b), Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 508; amended Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title XVI, § 1621(a)(4), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1603.)
Historical and Revision Notes
The new section 1168 of title 10 is transferred from section 1218(a) and
(c)of title 10 as being more appropriate in the chapter on separation.
Connections5 cite this · traces to 2
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  • Pub. L. 87–651, title I, § 106(b)
  • 76 Stat. 508
  • Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title XVI, § 1621(a)(4)
  • 103 Stat. 1603
  • Pub. L. 101–189
  • 133 Stat. 1397
  • Pub. L. 110–181, div. A, title V, § 596
  • 122 Stat. 139
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Discharge or release from active duty: limitations
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 87–651, title I, § 106(b)
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