Section 21
Enlistment in the Army to be in a particular corps
(1)
A person enlisted for service as a soldier shall be enlisted in a particular corps of the Army and shall serve in such corps for the period of his full-time service whether during the term of his enlistment or during any period of re-engagement unless he is transferred to another corps in accordance with the provisions of the next following subsection:
Provided that a person enlisted for service as a soldier before attaining the age of eighteen years may be enlisted for general service and need not be appointed to a corps until he attains that age.
(2)
A soldier may, at any time, with his consent be transferred from one corps to another by order of the competent authority:
Provided that while a state of war exists between the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and any foreign power or while a Proclamation of
Emergency issued by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong under Article 150 of the Federal Constitution is in force, the soldier may be so transferred without his consent.
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(3)
Where in pursuance of the last foregoing subsection a soldier is transferred to a corps in an arm or branch of the Army different from that in which he was previously serving, the competent authority may by order vary the conditions of his service so as to correspond with the general conditions of service in the arm or branch to which he is transferred.
(4)
No soldier shall be transferred to any corps unless he would have been eligible for enlistment therein.
(5)
This section shall apply mutatis mutandis to a serviceman enlisted in the Navy and the Air Force.