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10 U.S.C. § 1169 — Regular enlisted members: limitations on discharge

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No regular enlisted member of an armed force may be discharged before his term of service expires, except—
  1. (1)as prescribed by the Secretary concerned;
  2. (2)by sentence of a general or special court martial; or
  3. (3)as otherwise provided by law.