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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 · Sec. 532

Sec. 532. POLICY ON MILITARY RECRUITMENT AND ENLISTMENT OF GRADUATES OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS

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## SEC. 532 POLICY ON MILITARY RECRUITMENT AND ENLISTMENT OF GRADUATES OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS **[**[10 U.S.C. 503 note](/us/usc/t10/s503)**]** ###
(a)Equal Treatment for Secondary School Graduates ####
(1)Equal treatment For the purposes of recruitment and enlistment in the Armed Forces, the Secretary of a military department shall treat a graduate described in paragraph
(2)in the same manner as a graduate of a secondary school (as defined in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965). ####
(2)Covered graduates Paragraph
(1)applies with respect to person who— #####
(A)receives a diploma from a secondary school that is legally operating; or #####
(B)otherwise completes a program of secondary education in compliance with the education laws of the State in which the person resides. ###
(b)Policy on Recruitment and Enlistment Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall prescribe a policy on recruitment and enlistment that incorporates the following: ####
(1)Means for identifying persons described in subsection (a)(2) who are qualified for recruitment and enlistment in the Armed Forces, which may include the use of a non-cognitive aptitude test, adaptive personality assessment, or other operational attrition screening tool to predict performance, behaviors, and attitudes of potential recruits that influence attrition and the ability to adapt to a regimented life in the Armed Forces. ####
(2)Means for assessing how qualified persons fulfill their enlistment obligation. ####
(3)Means for maintaining data, by each diploma source, which can be used to analyze attrition rates among qualified persons. ###
(c)Recruitment Plan As part of the policy required by subsection (b), the Secretary of each of the military departments shall develop a recruitment plan that includes a marketing strategy for targeting various segments of potential recruits with all types of secondary education credentials. ###
(d)Communication Plan The Secretary of each of the military departments shall develop a communication plan to ensure that the policy and recruitment plan are understood by military recruiters.
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