Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73
§7151 Commissioned officer grades
Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle B— - Army › Part PART II— - PERSONNEL › Chapter CHAPTER 715— - APPOINTMENTS IN THE REGULAR ARMY › § 7151
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Title 10, §7151
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The commissioned grades in the Regular Army are:
(1)Major general.
(2)Brigadier general.
(3)Colonel.
(4)Lieutenant colonel.
(5)Major.
(6)Captain.
(7)First lieutenant.
(8)Second lieutenant.
Legislative History
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 328110:506(a) (last 24 words).Aug. 7, 1947, ch. 512, § 502(a) (last 24 words), 61 Stat. 884.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 3281 of this title as this section.
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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.
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10 U.S.C. § 7151
Title 10 — Armed Forces
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Apr 6, 2026
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