Federal · Title 10 — Armed Forces

10 U.S.C. § 657: Prohibition on service in the armed forces by individuals convicted of certain sexual offenses

Civil

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Persons convicted of specified sexual offenses under federal or state law are prohibited from enlisting in or being commissioned in the armed forces.

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A person who has been convicted of an offense specified in subsection (b) under Federal or State law may not be processed for commissioning or permitted to enlist in the armed forces. Rape or sexual assault. Forcible sodomy. Incest. An attempt to commit an offense specified in paragraph (1) through (3), as punishable under applicable Federal or State law.

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