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The student (or an appropriate officer of the Armed Forces or official of the Department of Defense) gives advance written or verbal notice of such service to a Whitworth Official

The cumulative length of the absence and of all previous absences from Whitworth by reason of service in the uniformed services does not exceed five years, and except as otherwise provided in this section, the student submits a notification of intent to reenroll at Whitworth

Exceptions include (1) No notice is required if giving of such notice is precluded by military necessity, such as: Mission, operation, exercise, or requirement that is classified or (2) A pending or ongoing mission, operation, exercise or requirement that may be compromised or otherwise adversely affected by public knowledge.

Any student who did not give advance written or verbal notice of service to the appropriate Whitworth Official may meet the notice requirement by submitting, at the time the student seeks readmission, an attestation to Whitworth University that they performed service in the uniformed services that necessitated the student's absence from Whitworth University.

A student who is readmitted to Whitworth University under this section, shall be readmitted with the same academic status as such student had when such student last attended Whitworth University.

Exception from Readmission Eligibility – upon the occurrence of the following events a student's eligibility might be terminated:

(1) Separation of such person from the Armed Forces (including the National Guard and Reserves) with dishonorable or bad conduct discharge,
(2) a dismissal of such person permitted under section 1161(a) of Title 10, United States Code, or (3) a dropping of such person from the rolls pursuant to section 1161(b) of Title 10, United States Code.