Sec. 546. FUTURE SERVICEMEMBER PREPARATORY COURSE
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## SEC. 546 FUTURE SERVICEMEMBER PREPARATORY COURSE **[**[10 U.S.C. 520 note](/us/usc/t10/s520)**]** ###
(a)Requirement If the number of nonprior service enlisted personnel covered under section 520 of title 10, United States Code, exceeds 10 percent of the total number of persons originally enlisted in an Armed Force during a fiscal year, the Secretary concerned shall establish a future servicemember preparatory course within the Armed Force concerned. ###
(b)Purpose The course established under subsection
(a)shall be designed to improve the physical and aptitude qualifications of military recruits. ###
(c)Criteria Each course established under this section shall comply with the following requirements: ####
(1)Enrollment All nonprior service enlisted persons whose score on the Armed Forces Qualification Test is below the thirty-first percentile must be enrolled in the course prior to attending initial basic training. ####
(2)Graduation requirement Prior to attending initial basic training, all enlisted persons attending the course established under this section must achieve a score on the Armed Forces Qualification Test that is— #####
(A)at least 10 points higher than the individual’s most recent score taken prior to the individual’s date of enlistment; or #####
(B)no longer subject to the restrictions of section 520 of title 10, United States Code. ####
(3)Effect of course failure Any enlisted person who fails to achieve meaningful progress, as determined by the Secretary concerned, within 90 days of enlistment shall be separated under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned. ####
(4)Effect of course graduation The Secretary concerned may exclude from the population to be considered for purposes of determining the percentage limitations imposed by section 520(a) of title 10, United States Code, any enlisted person who has graduated from a future servicemember preparatory course established pursuant to this section with a score on the Armed Forces Qualification Test that is at or above the thirty-first percentile, provided that— #####
(A)the Armed Forces Qualifications Test score that is at or above the thirty-first percentile is obtained within the same fiscal year in which the individual was originally enlisted to serve on active duty; and #####
(B)such score is obtained during the period the individual was originally enlisted to serve on active duty, as determined by the Secretary concerned. ###
(d)Report If a preparatory course under this section is established by the Secretary concerned, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on the structure and results of the course for the preceding fiscal year by December 1st of the subsequent fiscal year. The report shall include the following elements: ####
(1)The percentage of nonprior service enlisted persons who scored below the thirty-first percentile on the Armed Forces Qualification Test upon original enlistment. ####
(2)The percentage of nonprior service enlisted persons who scored below the thirty-first percentile on the Armed Forces Qualification Test following graduation from the preparatory course or subsequent reclassification, as applicable. ####
(3)The number of individuals who attended the preparatory course. ####
(4)The number of individuals who graduated the preparatory course. ####
(5)The average improvement in the Armed Forces Qualification Test score for individuals who graduated from the preparatory course. ####
(6)The determination of the Secretary regarding the effectiveness of the preparatory course. ####
(7)Recommendations of the Secretary regarding— #####
(A)how to improve the preparatory course; #####
(B)whether to expand the preparatory course. ####
(8)Any other matter the Secretary determines relevant. ###
(e)Sunset The requirements of this section shall expire on September 30th, 2028.
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