ART. 2. ANTHU OMWE MUTU
(1) Amembala a zida zowonongeka, kuphatikizapo omwe akudikira kutuluka pambuyo poti adzilemba; odzipereka kuyambira nthawi yomwe amavomereza kapena kulandiridwa msilikali; zovuta kuyambira nthawi yomwe iwowo amaloledwa kulowa usilikali; ndi anthu ena omwe amaitanidwa movomerezeka kapena kulamulidwa kulowa, kapena kugwira ntchito kapena kuphunzitsidwa msilikali, kuyambira pa nthawi yomwe akufunidwa ndi maitanidwe kapena kuitanitsa.
(2) Cadet, maulendo a ndege, ndi a midship.
(3) Omwe ali m'gulu la malo osungirako ntchito pokhapokha ataphunzitsidwa-ntchito, koma ngati a gulu la Army National Guard la United States kapena Air National Guard ya United States pokhapokha mu Federal Service.
(4) Otsalira pantchito omwe ali m'gulu la asilikali omwe ali ndi ufulu wolipira.
(5) Otsalira pantchito omwe ali m'gulu la malo osungirako katundu omwe akulandira chipatala kuchipatala.
(6) Omwe ali m'gulu la Fleet Reserve ndi Fleet Marine Corps Reserve.
(7) Anthu omwe ali m'ndende za asilikali omwe akupereka chigamulo chokhazikitsidwa ndi bwalo la milandu.
(8) Mamembala a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Public Health Service, ndi mabungwe ena, atapatsidwa ntchito ndi kutumikira ndi ankhondo.
(9) Akaidi a nkhondo ali m'ndende za asilikali.
(10) Mu nthawi ya nkhondo, anthu omwe akutumikira kapena akutsagana ndi zida zawo kumunda.
(ZOCHITIKA KWAMBIRI: ZOTSATIRA JANUARY 1, 2007, CONGRESS ANASINTHA LIMODZI KUWERENGA: "Pa nthawi ya nkhondo kapena ntchito yowonongeka , anthu omwe akugwira nawo ntchito kapena akugwira nawo nkhondo."
(11) Malingana ndi mgwirizano uliwonse kapena mgwirizano umene United States ali nawo kapena kukhala phwando la malamulo alionse ovomerezeka a malamulo, anthu ogwira ntchito, ogwiritsidwa ntchito, kapena kutsagana ndi asilikali kunja kwa United States ndi kunja kwa Canal Zone, Commonwealth ya Puerto Rico, Guam, ndi Virgin Islands.
(12) Malingana ndi mgwirizano uliwonse kapena mgwirizano umene United States uli nawo kapena kukhala phwando ku malamulo alionse ovomerezedwa a malamulo apadziko lonse, anthu omwe ali m'madera omwe amachotsedwa kapena kusungidwa kapena kugwiritsidwa ntchito kwa United States yomwe ikuyendetsedwa Mlembi wokhudzidwa ndi omwe ali kunja kwa United States ndi kunja kwa Canal Zone, Commonwealth ya Puerto Rico, Guam, ndi Virgin Islands.
(b) Kulembetsa mwaufulu kwa munthu aliyense amene amatha kumvetsetsa kufunika kokalowetsa zida zikhale zomveka chifukwa cha ulamuliro pansi pa ndime (a) ndi kusintha kwa chikhalidwe kuchokera kwa anthu wamba kukhala wogwira ntchito pa kulumbira kwa kulembedwa.
(c) Mosasamala malamulo ena alionse, munthu wogwira ndi gulu lankhondo yemwe--
(1) Aperekedwa mwaufulu ku ulamuliro wa usilikali;
(2) adakwaniritsa malingaliro ake komanso zaka zochepa zogwirizana ndi zigawo 504 ndi 505 za mutu umenewu panthawi yopereka modzipereka kwa akuluakulu ankhondo:
(3) analandira malipiro a usilikali kapena malipiro; ndi
(4) amachita ntchito za usilikali: akutsatira chaputala ichi mpaka ntchito yomaliza ya munthuyo yathetsedwa malinga ndi lamulo kapena malamulo olembedwa ndi Mlembi wokhudzidwa.
(d)
(1) Wogwila nchito yowonongeka omwe sali pantchito ndipo amene apatsidwa nkhani yotsatila mu gawo 815 (ndime 15) kapena gawo 830 (ndime 30) ponena za cholakwira chaputala ichi akhoza kulamulidwa kuti agwire ntchito ntchito yosavomerezeka pa cholinga cha-
(2) Wogwila nchito yosungirako gawo sangaperekedwe ku ntchito yogwira ntchito pansi pa ndime (1) kupatulapo chifukwa cha zolakwa zomwe adachita pamene membalayo anali
(3) Mphamvu yolamula munthu kukhala pantchito yogwira ntchito pansi pa ndime (1) idzagwiritsidwa ntchito motsatira malamulo olamulidwa ndi Purezidenti.
(4) Wogwirizanitsa akhoza kulamulidwa ku ntchito yogwira ntchito pansi pa ndime (1) ndi munthu amene ali ndi mphamvu zokhala makhoti akuluakulu-kumenyana ndi chigawo chokhazikika cha asilikali.
(5) Wogwila nchito yothandizira nchito yotsatila (1), pokhapokha ngati lamulo la nchito likuvomerezedwa ndi Mlembi wokhudzidwa,
(A) kufufuza pansi pa ndime 832 za mutuwu (chithunzi 32 )
(B) kuyesedwa ndi makhoti; kapena
(C) chilango chopanda chilango pamutu 815 wa mutuwu (ndime 15).
(A) pa ntchito yogwira ntchito; kapena
(B) kuphunzitsidwa mwakhama, koma kwa anthu a Army National Guard a United States kapena Air National Guard a United States pokhapokha mu utumiki wa Federal.
(A) atsekezedwe kundende; kapena
(B) amafunikila kulanga chilango chilichonse pa ufulu panthawi yopatula ntchito yopanda ntchito kapena ntchito yogwira ntchito (osati ntchito yodalirika pansi pa ndime (1)).