# 10 U.S.C. § 8431: Recruit basic training: separate housing for male and female recruits

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## Section

- **Citation:** 10 U.S.C. § 8431
- **Heading:** Recruit basic training: separate housing for male and female recruits
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** April 17, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 10—ARMED FORCES > Subtitle C—Navy and Marine Corps > PART III—EDUCATION AND TRAINING > CHAPTER 852—TRAINING GENERALLY

## Text

The Secretary of the Navy shall provide for housing male recruits and female recruits separately and securely from each other during basic training.

(Added Pub. L. 105–261, div. A, title V, § 521(b)(1) , Oct. 17, 1998 , 112 Stat. 2010 , § 6931; renumbered § 8431, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(c)(1) , Aug. 13, 2018 , 132 Stat. 1836 .)

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