Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-102
§715 Attending Physician to the Congress: Grade
Title 10 › Subtitle A — General Military Law › PART II — PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 41 — SPECIAL APPOINTMENTS, ASSIGNMENTS, DETAILS, AND DUTIES › § 715
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Attending Physician to Congress holds rank: general officer—major general; flag officer—rear admiral (upper half).
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Title 10, §715
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A general officer serving as Attending Physician to the Congress, while so serving, holds the grade of major general. A flag officer serving as Attending Physician to the Congress, while so serving, holds the grade of rear admiral (upper half).
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Prior Provisions
A prior section 715, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 33, related to detail of members of regular and reserve components to assist those components prior to repeal by Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, §§ 1662(g)(2), 1691, Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2996, 3026, effective Dec. 1, 1994. See section 12501 of this title.
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10 U.S.C. § 715
Title 10, Armed Forces
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102