# 10 U.S.C. § 517: Authorized enlisted end strength: members in pay grades E–8 and E–9

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## Section

- **Citation:** 10 U.S.C. § 517
- **Heading:** Authorized enlisted end strength: members in pay grades E–8 and E–9
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** April 17, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 10—ARMED FORCES > Subtitle A—General Military Law > PART II—PERSONNEL > CHAPTER 31—ENLISTMENTS

## Text

The authorized end strength for enlisted members on active duty (other than for training) in an armed force in pay grades E–8 and E–9 as of the last day of a fiscal year may not be more than 3.0 percent and 1.25 percent, respectively, of the number of enlisted members of that armed force who are on active duty (other than for training). In computing the limitations prescribed in the preceding sentence, there shall be excluded enlisted members of an armed force on active duty as authorized under section 115(a)(1)(B) or 115(b) of this title, or excluded from counting for active duty end strengths under section 115(i) of this title .

(Added Pub. L. 87–649, § 2(1) , Sept. 7, 1962 , 76 Stat. 492 ; amended Pub. L. 96–584, § 4 , Dec. 23, 1980 , 94 Stat. 3377 ; Pub. L. 97–86, title V, § 503(1) , (2), Dec. 1, 1981 , 95 Stat. 1107 , 1108; Pub. L. 97–252, title V, § 503(a) , Sept. 8, 1982 , 96 Stat. 727 ; Pub. L. 98–94, title V, § 503(a) , Sept. 24, 1983 , 97 Stat. 631 ; Pub. L. 98–525, title IV , §§ 413(a), 414(a)(2), Oct. 19, 1984 , 98 Stat. 2517 , 2518; Pub. L. 99–145, title IV, § 413(a) , Nov. 8, 1985 , 99 Stat. 619 ; Pub. L. 100–180, div. A, title IV, § 413(a) , Dec. 4, 1987 , 101 Stat. 1083 ; Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title IV, § 413(a) , Nov. 29, 1989 , 103 Stat. 1433 ; Pub. L. 102–190, div. A, title IV, § 413(a) , Dec. 5, 1991 , 105 Stat. 1352 ; Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title IV, § 413(a) , Nov. 30, 1993 , 107 Stat. 1642 ; Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title V, § 552(a) , title XVI, § 1662(a)(4), Oct. 5, 1994 , 108 Stat. 2772 , 2988; Pub. L. 105–261, div. A, title IV, § 407(a) , title X, § 1069(a)(2), Oct. 17, 1998 , 112 Stat. 1996 , 2135; Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A] , title IV, § 421(a)], Oct. 30, 2000 , 114 Stat. 1654 , 1654A–95; Pub. L. 107–107, div. A, title IV, § 403 , Dec. 28, 2001 , 115 Stat. 1069 ; Pub. L. 108–375, div. A, title IV, § 416(f) , Oct. 28, 2004 , 118 Stat. 1868 ; Pub. L. 110–181, div. A, title IV, § 406 , Jan. 28, 2008 , 122 Stat. 89 ; Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IV, § 403(a) , Jan. 1, 2021 , 134 Stat. 3556 .)

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