Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-102
§7142 Army: Percentage of High-school Graduates
Title 10 › Subtitle B — Army › PART II — PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 713 — ENLISTMENTS › § 7142
Summary
At fiscal year end, caps at 35% the male Army recruits with no prior military service who lack high-school diplomas.
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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”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
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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Citation
10 U.S.C. § 7142
Title 10, Armed Forces
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102