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Title 10 — Armed Forces

Part II · Chapter 915 — Appointments in the Regular Air Force and in the Space Force

§ 9151. Commissioned officer grades

Statutory text

The commissioned grades in the Regular Air Force and in the Space Force are:

(1)

Major general.

(2)

Brigadier general.

(3)

Colonel.

(4)

Lieutenant colonel.

(5)

Major.

(6)

Captain.

(7)

First lieutenant.

(8)

Second lieutenant.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 507, § 8281 · 70A Stat. 507

    Enacted · 10 U.S.C. § 9151

    Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 507, § 8281

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 507, § 8281

  2. John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019

    Pub. L. 115–232 div. A title VIII § 806(b)(3) · 132 Stat. 1636

    Changed · 10 U.S.C. § 9151

    Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 8281 of this title as this section

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 8281 of this title as this section.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (3) Chapter 835.— Sections 8281 and 8310 are redesignated as sections 9151 and 9160, respectively.

    Effective date note
    Amendment 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.

  3. Space Force Personnel Management Act

    Pub. L. 118–31 div. A title XVII § 1741(a)(1) · 137 Stat. 136

    Inserted · 10 U.S.C. § 9151

    Pub. L. 118–31 inserted “and in the Space Force” after “in the Regular Air Force” in introductory provisions

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 118–31 inserted “and in the Space Force” after “in the Regular Air Force” in introductory provisions.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (1) Commissioned officer grades.— Section 9151 10 USC 9151. is amended by inserting “and in the Space Force” after “in the Regular Air Force”.

2 of 3 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Notes

historicalAndRevision
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
828110:506(a) (last 24 words).Aug. 7, 1947, ch. 512, § 502(a) (last 24 words), 61 Stat. 884.

Editorial Notes

Amendments2018–2023 · 2 rounds

2023

Pub. L. 118–31 inserted “and in the Space Force” after “in the Regular Air Force” in introductory provisions.

2018

Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 8281 of this title as this section.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2018 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective , 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.

Credits

1956–2023 · 3 acts
  1. 1956Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 507, § 8281
  2. 2018renumbered § 9151, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 806(b)(3), , 132 Stat. 1832
  3. 2023Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title XVII, § 1741(a)(1), , 137 Stat. 679.
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(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 507, § 8281; renumbered § 9151, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 806(b)(3), , 132 Stat. 1832; Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title XVII, § 1741(a)(1), , 137 Stat. 679.)

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