Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73not60
§643 Chaplains: Discharge or Retirement Upon Loss of Professional Qualifications
Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle A— General Military Law › Part II— PERSONNEL › Chapter 36— PROMOTION, SEPARATION, AND INVOLUNTARY RETIREMENT OF OFFICERS ON THE ACTIVE-DUTY LIST › Subchapter V— ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO PROMOTION, SEPARATION, AND RETIREMENT › § 643
Summary
Under rules set by the Secretary of Defense, a commissioned chaplain on active duty in the Army, Navy, or Air Force can be discharged or, if eligible, retired if they fail to keep the professional qualifications needed for the job.
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Title 10, §643
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Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, a commissioned officer on the active-duty list of the Army, Navy, or Air Force who is appointed or designated as a chaplain may, if he fails to maintain the qualifications needed to perform his professional function, be discharged or, if eligible for retirement, may be retired.
Legislative History
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective Sept. 15, 1981, but the authority to prescribe
Regulations
under this section effective on Dec. 12, 1980, see section 701 of Pub. L. 96–513, set out as an
Effective Date
of 1980 Amendment note under section 101 of this title.
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Citation
10 U.S.C. § 643
Title 10 — Armed Forces
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
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