Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-102

§711a American National Red Cross: Detail of Commissioned Officers

Title 10 › Subtitle A — General Military Law › PART II — PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 41 — SPECIAL APPOINTMENTS, ASSIGNMENTS, DETAILS, AND DUTIES › § 711a

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of each military department may assign commissioned officers to work with the American National Red Cross. For the Service to the Armed Forces Division, one or more officers from the Army Medical Department, the Navy Medical Department, and Air Force medical or health specialties (medical, dental, veterinary, service officers, nurses, or medical specialists) may be detailed. An Army Medical Corps officer, a Navy Medical Corps officer, or an Air Force medical officer may be assigned to lead the Red Cross first-aid department.

Full Legal Text

Title 10, §711a

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Commissioned officers of the Army, Navy, and Air Force may be detailed for duty with the American National Red Cross, by the Secretary of the military department concerned, as follows:
(1)for duty with the Service to the Armed Forces Division—
(A)one or more officers of the Army Medical Department;
(B)one or more officers of the Medical Department of the Navy; and
(C)one or more officers selected from among medical officers, dental officers, veterinary officers, medical service officers, nurses, and medical specialists of the Air Force; and
(2)to be in charge of the first-aid department—
(A)an officer of the Medical Corps of the Army;
(B)an officer of the Medical Corps of the Navy; or
(C)a medical officer of the Air Force.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1980—Pub. L. 96–513 struck out “(a)” before “Commissioned”. 1968—Subsec. (a)(1)(A). Pub. L. 90–329 substituted “Army Medical Department” for “Army Medical Service”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1980 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 96–513 effective Dec. 12, 1980, see section 701(b)(3) of Pub. L. 96–513, set out as a note under section 101 of this title.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

10 U.S.C. § 711a

Title 10, Armed Forces

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102