Volume 67
Public Law 83–7
To place temporary limitations on the number of officers serving on active duty in the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
Approved March 14, 1953
Statutory text
AN ACT
To place temporary limitations on the number of officers serving on active duty in the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That
on June 30, 1953, commissioned officer personnel on active duty in the Armed Forces (excluding Reserve officers on active duty training or Reserve officers ordered to active duty for periods of thirty days or less) shall not exceed the following numbers in each grade:
| Ranks | Army | Navy | Air Force | Marine Corps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General of the Army or fleet admiral of the Navy | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| General or admiral | 8 | 6 | 7 | 1 |
| Lieutenant general or vice admiral | 27 | 24 | 19 | 4 |
| Major general or rear admiral | 172 | 128 | 161 | 23 |
| Brigadier general or rear admiral | 297 | 128 | 222 | 31 |
| Colonel or captain of the Navy | 5,199 | 2,987 | 4,351 | 546 |
| Lieutenant colonel or commander | 13,230 | 7,096 | 8,602 | 1186 |
| Major or lieutenant commander | 18,075 | 10,911 | 21,454 | 2,522 |
Vacancies within the allowances prescribed by subsection (a) of this section for any grade may be assigned to any lower grade or grades.
Sec. 2.
Section 634 of Public Law 488, Eighty-second Congress, is
hereby repealed.
Sec. 3.
This Act shall terminate on July 1, 1953.
Approved March 14, 1953.