§ 28-3-401 — Enlistment periods - extensions

Except as otherwise provided in
this article or by federal law, original enlistments in the military forces shall be for a
period of three years and subsequent enlistments for a period of one or three years.
The governor may by order fix shorter periods of enlistment or reenlistment for any
of the military forces so far as not inconsistent with federal law. In the event of any
emergency wherein the governor has called out any of the military forces, he or she
may by order extend, for not exceeding the period of emergency and sixty days
thereafter, the period of any enlistment in the forces called out which would
otherwise expire.

Legislative History

Source: L. 55: p. 618, � 27. CRS 53: � 94-9-27. C.R.S. 1963: � 94-1-27. L. 2002: Entire section amended, p. 597, � 36, effective May 24.