# 10 U.S.C. § 503: Enlistments: recruiting campaigns; compilation of directory information

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## Section

- **Citation:** 10 U.S.C. § 503
- **Heading:** Enlistments: recruiting campaigns; compilation of directory information
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** April 17, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 10—ARMED FORCES > Subtitle A—General Military Law > PART II—PERSONNEL > CHAPTER 31—ENLISTMENTS

## Text

The Secretary concerned shall conduct intensive recruiting campaigns to obtain enlistments in the Regular Army, Regular Navy, Regular Air Force, Regular Marine Corps, and Regular Coast Guard and the Space Force.

(Added Pub. L. 90–235, § 2(a)(1)(B) , Jan. 2, 1968 , 81 Stat. 754 ; amended Pub. L. 97–252, title XI, § 1114(b)(1) , (2), Sept. 8, 1982 , 96 Stat. 749 ; Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title XV, § 1502(a)(1) , Feb. 10, 1996 , 110 Stat. 502 ; Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title V, § 571 , title X, § 1067(1), Oct. 5, 1999 , 113 Stat. 622 , 774; Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A] , title V, §§ 562, 563(a)–(c)], Oct. 30, 2000 , 114 Stat. 1654 , 1654A–131 to 1654A–133; Pub. L. 107–107, div. A, title V, § 544(a) , title X, § 1048(a)(5)(A), Dec. 28, 2001 , 115 Stat. 1112 , 1222; Pub. L. 108–136, div. A, title V, § 543 , Nov. 24, 2003 , 117 Stat. 1478 ; Pub. L. 108–375, div. A, title X, § 1084(d)(5) , Oct. 28, 2004 , 118 Stat. 2061 ; Pub. L. 114–95, title IX, § 9215(uuu)(1) , Dec. 10, 2015 , 129 Stat. 2190 ; Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title V, § 521(a) , Jan. 1, 2021 , 134 Stat. 3597 ; Pub. L. 117–263, div. A, title V, § 531(a) , Dec. 23, 2022 , 136 Stat. 2574 ; Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title V, § 541 , title XVII, § 1717(b)(1), Dec. 22, 2023 , 137 Stat. 264 , 655; Pub. L. 119–60, div. A, title V, § 531 , Dec. 18, 2025 , 139 Stat. 868 .)

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