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Code · BILL · 118th Congress · S. 4638 (Reported in Senate) — To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2025 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military c... · Sec. 559

Sec. 559. Required constitutional law training

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Beginning not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that all newly commissioned officers of the Armed Forces receive training on the Constitution of the United States prior to reporting to their first operational assignment. The training required under subsection
(a)shall include— education on the centrality of the Constitution to the commitment officers make to serve in the Armed Forces; emphasis on the loyalty of officers to the Constitution; and instruction on the importance of, and basis for, civilian control over the military.
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