Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73
§7073 Chaplains
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Summary
The Army has chaplains. They include the Chief of Chaplains, chaplains who are commissioned officers in the Regular Army, and other Army officers who are appointed as chaplains. While serving as Chief of Chaplains, that person holds the rank of major general.
Full Legal Text
Title 10, §7073
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(a)There are chaplains in the Army. The Chaplains include—
(1)the Chief of Chaplains;
(2)commissioned officers of the Regular Army appointed as chaplains; and
(3)other officers of the Army appointed as chaplains in the Army.
(b)The Chief of Chaplains, while so serving, holds the grade of major general.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 307310:231a.June 28, 1950, ch. 383, § 309, 64 Stat. 270. The words “authorized by section 21f of this title”, “as now or hereafter provided by law”, and “and commissioned * * * or in any component thereof” are omitted as surplusage.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–232, § 808(a), renumbered section 3073 of this title as this section. Pub. L. 115–232, § 510(a), designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 2018 AmendmentAmendment 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.
Reference
Citations & Metadata
Citation
10 U.S.C. § 7073
Title 10 — Armed Forces
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73