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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · Compilation 10388 · Sec. 591

Sec. 591. RECRUITMENT AND ENLISTMENT OF HOME-SCHOOLED STUDENTS IN THE ARMED FORCES

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## SEC. 591 RECRUITMENT AND ENLISTMENT OF HOME-SCHOOLED STUDENTS IN THE ARMED FORCES **[**[10 U.S.C. 503 note](/us/usc/t10/s503)**]** ###
(a)Policy on Recruitment and Enlistment ####
(1)Policy required The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe a policy on the recruitment and enlistment of home-schooled students in the Armed Forces. ####
(2)Uniformity across the armed forces The Secretary shall ensure that the policy prescribed under paragraph
(1)applies, to the extent practicable, uniformly across the Armed Forces. ###
(b)Elements The policy under subsection
(a)shall include the following: ####
(1)An identification of a graduate of home schooling for purposes of recruitment and enlistment in the Armed Forces that is in accordance with the requirements described in subsection (c). ####
(2)A communication plan to ensure that the policy described in subsection
(c)is understood by recruiting officials of all the Armed Forces, to include field recruiters at the lowest level of command. ####
(3)An exemption of graduates of home schooling from the requirement for a secondary school diploma or an equivalent
(GED)as a precondition for enlistment in the Armed Forces. ###
(c)Home School Graduates In prescribing the policy under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall prescribe a single set of criteria to be used by the Armed Forces in determining whether an individual is a graduate of home schooling. The Secretary concerned shall ensure compliance with education credential coding requirements. ###
(d)Secretary Concerned Defined In this section, the term “**Secretary concerned**” has the meaning given such term in section 101(a)(9) of title 10, United States Code.
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