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§8213 Enlisted grades and ratings: authority to establish

Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle C— - Navy and Marine Corps › Part PART II— - PERSONNEL › Chapter CHAPTER 825— - ADMINISTRATION › § 8213

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Title 10, §8213

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The Secretary of the Navy may establish such enlisted grades and ratings as are necessary for the proper administration of the Navy and the Marine Corps.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 601334 U.S.C. 176.June 4, 1920, ch. 228, § 7 (proviso), 41 Stat. 836. 34 U.S.C. 34 (less 1st sentence, and less proviso of 2d sentence).Aug. 29, 1916, ch. 417 (1st par. under “Hospital Corps”, less 1st sentence, and less proviso of 2d sentence), 39 Stat. 572; Aug. 4, 1947, ch. 459, § 301(a), 61 Stat. 738. The words “in his discretion” and “of the enlisted personnel” are omitted as surplusage. The words “Navy and the Marine Corps” are substituted for the words “naval service”.

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 8213, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 501, prescribed authorized strength of Regular Air Force in warrant officers on active list, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 96–513, title II, § 202, Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2878, effective Sept. 15, 1981.

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Amendments

2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 6013 of this title as this section.

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. § 8213

Title 10Armed Forces

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

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