168. Sentence of cashiering or dismissal. —(1) A sentence of cashiering or dismissal awarded by a court-martial shall take effect from the date on which the sentence is promulgated to the person under sentence, or except in the case of an officer, from such subsequent date as may be specified by the commanding officer at the time of such promulgation. (2) When dismissal is combined with imprisonment, which is to be carried out in a military prison or in military custody, the dismissal shall not take effect until the date on which the prisoner is released from a military prison or from military-custody. (3) When cashiering or dismissal is combined with imprisonment for life or with imprisonment, which is to be carried out in a civil prison, the cashiering or dismissal shall not take effect until the date on which the prisoner is received into a civil prison.
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