Sec. 6076. Sense of Congress on the importance of non-governmental recognition of military enlistees to improve community support for military recruitment
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It is the sense of Congress that— publicly honoring and recognizing the young men and women who upon graduation from high-school enlist to serve in the Armed Forces is a meaningful way to indicate national and local support for those enlistees prior to initial accession training, express gratitude to their families, and enhance the partnerships between military recruiters and high school administrators and guidance counselors; the intrinsic value of these community ceremonies should be formally recognized by the Office of the Secretary of Defense and the various military service recruiting commands; and to the extent practicable, an appropriate level of joint military service support should be provided at these events, to include general officer and senior enlisted adviser participation, ceremonial unit involvement, musical support, and local recruiter presence.
Not later than March 23, 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall brief the congressional defense committees on the extent of Department of Defense and military service coordination and support rendered for the recognition events described in subsection (a), which are executed at no cost to the Federal Government under the independent, national direction of the Our Community Salutes organization, a registered 501(c)(3) organization.