2016 US Code
Title 10 - Armed Forces
Subtitle D - Air Force
Part II - Personnel
Chapter 833 - Enlistments
Sec. 8252 - Regular Air Force: gender-free basis for acceptance of original enlistments
| 10 U.S.C. § 8252 (2016) |
| §8252. Regular Air Force: gender-free basis for acceptance of original enlistments |
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In accepting persons for original enlistment in the Regular Air Force, the Secretary of the Air Force may not— (1) set a minimum or maximum percentage of persons who may be accepted for such an enlistment according to gender for skill categories or jobs; or (2) in any other way base the acceptance of a person for such an enlistment on gender. |
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(Added Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title V, §522(a)(1), Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 1973; amended Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title X, §1052(40), Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2501.) |
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PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 8252, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 503, provided that temporary enlistments could be made only in Air Force without specification of component, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 90–235, §2(a)(4)(B), Jan. 2, 1968, 81 Stat. 756. AMENDMENTS1992—Pub. L. 102–484 substituted "In" for "(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), in" and struck out subsec. (b) which read as follows: "Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to an enlistment specified as being for training leading to designation in a skill category involving duty assignments to which, under section 8549 of this title, female members of the Air Force may not be assigned." EFFECTIVE DATEPub. L. 100–456, div. A, title V, §522(c), Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 1974, provided that: "Such section [10 U.S.C. 8252] shall apply with respect to persons accepted for original enlistment in the Regular Air Force after September 30, 1989." IMPLEMENTATIONPub. L. 100–456, div. A, title V, §522(b), Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 1973, provided that: "The Secretary of the Air Force shall develop a methodology for implementing section 8252 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), not later than October 1, 1989." |
| United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 4, Title 10 - ARMED FORCES |
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| Title 10 - ARMED FORCES Subtitle D - Air Force PART II - PERSONNEL CHAPTER 833 - ENLISTMENTS Sec. 8252 - Regular Air Force: gender-free basis for acceptance of original enlistments |
| section 8252 |
| 2016 |
| January 6, 2017 |
| Yes |
| standard |
| 81 Stat. 756 102 Stat. 1973, 1974 106 Stat. 2501 |
| Public Law 90-235, Public Law 100-456, Public Law 102-484 |
