§ 1169. Regular Enlisted Members: Limitations on Discharge

     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.

(Added Pub. L. 90–235, § 3(a)(1)(A), Jan. 2, 1968, 81 Stat. 757.)