Army: persons not qualified

§ 3253. Army: persons not qualified (a) No person who is insane, intoxicated, or a deserter from an armed force, or who has been convicted of a felony, may be enlisted or mustered into the Army. However, the Secretary of the Army may authorize exceptions, m meritorious cases, for the enlistment or muster into the Army of deserters and persons convicted of felonies. 178 (b) No person whose service during his last term of enlistment was not honest and faithful may be reenlisted in the Army. However, the Secretary may authorize the reenlistment or muster into the Army of such a person if his conduct after that service has been good. (c) In time of peace, no person may be accepted for original enlistment in the Army unless he is, or has made a legal declaration of intention to become, a citizen of the United States.