Title 10Armed ForcesRelease 119-73

§9231 Command: chaplains

Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle D— - Air Force and Space Force › Part PART II— - PERSONNEL › Chapter CHAPTER 925— - RANK AND COMMAND › § 9231

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Title 10, §9231

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An officer designated as a chaplain has rank without command.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 858110:235.R.S. 1122. The words “and shall be on the same footing with other officers of the Army, as to tenure of office, retirement, and pensions” are omitted as obsolete, since there is no distinction between the status of a chaplain as an officer and the status of other officers of the Air Force.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 8581 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. § 9231

Title 10Armed Forces

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73