Section 507 - Extension of enlistment for members needing medical care or hospitalization(a) An enlisted member of an armed force on active duty whose term of enlistment expires while he is suffering from disease or injury incident to service and not due to his misconduct, and who needs medical care or hospitalization, may be retained on active duty, with his consent, until he recovers to the extent that he is able to meet the physical requirements for reenlistment, or it is determined that recovery to that extent is impossible.(b) This section does not prevent the retention in service, without his consent, of an enlisted member of an armed force under section 972 of this title.Added Pub. L. 90-235, §2(a)(1)(B), Jan. 2, 1968, 81 Stat. 754. - active duty
- The term "active duty" means full-time duty in the active military service of the United States, including sustained duty in the Space Force. Such term includes full-time training duty, annual training duty, and attendance, while in the active military service, at a school designated as a service school by law or by the Secretary of the military department concerned. Such term does not include full-time National Guard duty.
- enlisted member
- The term "enlisted member" means a person in an enlisted grade.