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§7142 Army: percentage of high-school graduates

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Title 10, §7142

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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.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Historical and Revision Notes

1988 ActAmendment 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.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 3262 of this title as this section. 1988—Pub. L. 100–370 substituted “Notwithstanding section 520(b) of this title, of” for “Of”.

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Effective Date

of 2018 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of

Amendments

and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.

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10 U.S.C. § 7142

Title 10Armed Forces

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73