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Code · U.S. Code · Title 10 - ARMED FORCES · CHAPTER 713— ENLISTMENTS · § 7142

§ 7142. Army: percentage of high-school graduates

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Notwithstanding section 520(b) of this title, of the males with no prior military service who are enlisted or inducted into the Army during any fiscal year, the number who are not high-school graduates may not exceed, as of the end of the fiscal year, 35 percent of all such persons.
(Added Pub. L. 99–661, div. A, title IV, § 402(a), Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3859, § 3262; amended Pub. L. 100–370, § 1(a)(2), July 19, 1988, 102 Stat. 840; renumbered § 7142, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 808(b)(2), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1838.)
Historical and Revision Notes
1988 Act
Amendment of section is based on Pub. L. 93–307, title IV, § 401, June 8, 1974, 88 Stat. 234, as amended by Pub. L. 93–365, title VII, § 705, Aug. 5, 1974, 88 Stat. 406.
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  • Pub. L. 99–661, div. A, title IV, § 402(a)
  • 100 Stat. 3859
  • Pub. L. 100–370, § 1(a)(2)
  • 102 Stat. 840
  • 132 Stat. 1838
  • Pub. L. 93–307, title IV, § 401
  • 88 Stat. 234
  • Pub. L. 93–365, title VII, § 705
  • 88 Stat. 406
  • section 3262 of this title
  • Pub. L. 100–370
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§ 7142
Army: percentage of high-school graduates
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 99–661, div. A, title IV, § 402(a)
Stat.100 Stat. 3859
Pub. L.Pub. L. 100–370, § 1(a)(2)
Stat.102 Stat. 840
Stat.132 Stat. 1838
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