Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73
§7152 General officers: title of office
Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle B— - Army › Part PART II— - PERSONNEL › Chapter CHAPTER 715— - APPOINTMENTS IN THE REGULAR ARMY › § 7152
Summary
A Regular Army officer appointed as a general may be called a general officer of the Army or, if assigned to the Medical, Dental, Veterinary, Judge Advocate General’s, or Chaplains corps, may be called a general officer of that branch.
Full Legal Text
Title 10, §7152
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An officer holding an appointment as a general officer in the Regular Army may be called a general officer in the Regular Army. In addition, a general officer of the Regular Army in the Medical Corps, Dental Corps, Veterinary Corps, Judge Advocate General’s Corps, or the Chaplains, may be called a general officer of that branch.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 328210:506(b) (less 2d sentence).Aug. 7, 1947, ch. 512, § 502(b) (less 2d sentence), 61 Stat. 884. The words “may be called” are substituted for the words “shall be known as” and “may be specifically referred to”. The words “of that branch” are substituted for the enumeration of branches.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 3282 of this title as this section.
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.
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Citation
10 U.S.C. § 7152
Title 10 — Armed Forces
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73