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SECTION 5. EXTRACTS FROM THE ARTICLES OF WAR.
(Relating to enlisted men.)
CERTAIN ARTICLES TO BE READ AND EXPLAINED.
ART. 110. Articles 1, 2, and 29, 54 to 96, inclusive, and 104
to 109, inclusive, shall be read and explained to every soldier
at the time of his enlistment or muster in, or within six days
thereafter, and shall be read and explained once every six months
to the soldiers of every garrison, regiment, or company in the
service of the United States.
DEFINITIONS.
ARTICLE 1. The following words when used in these articles shall
be construed in the sense indicated in this article, unless the
context shows that a different sense is intended, namely:
(a) The word "officer" shall be construed to refer to a commissioned
officer;
(b) The word "soldier" shall be construed as including a
noncommissioned officer, a private, or any other enlisted man;
(c) The word "company" shall be understood as including a troop
or battery; and
(d) The word "battalion" shall be understood as including a squadron.
PERSONS SUBJECT TO MILITARY LAW.
ART. 2. The following persons are subject to these articles and
shall be understood as included in the term "any person subject
to military law" or "persons subject to military law" whenever
used in these articles: _Provided_, That nothing contained
in this act, except as specifically provided in article 2,
subparagraph (c), shall be construed to apply to any person under
the United States naval jurisdiction, unless otherwise specifically
provided by law:
(a) All officers and soldiers belonging to the Regular Army of
the United States; all volunteers, from the dates of their muster
or acceptance into the military service of the United States;
and all other persons lawfully called, drafted, or ordered into
or to duty or for training in the said service, from the dates
they are required by the terms of the call, draft, or order to
obey the same.
(b) Cadets.
(c) Officers and soldiers of the Marine Corps when detached for
service with the armies of the United States by order of the
President: _Provided_, That an officer soldier of the Marine
Corps when so detached may be tried by military court-martial
for an offense committed against the laws for the government of
the naval service prior to his detachment, and for an offense
committed against these articles he may be tried by a naval
court-martial after such detac
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