Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-102
§7231 Command: Chaplains
Title 10 › Subtitle B — Army › PART II — PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 725 — RANK AND COMMAND › § 7231
Summary
Chaplains hold military rank, but they do not have command authority over service members.
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Title 10, §7231
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A chaplain has rank without command.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 358110:235.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 Army.
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
A prior section 7231 was renumbered section 8631 of this title.
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 3581 of this title as this section.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
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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Citation
10 U.S.C. § 7231
Title 10, Armed Forces
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102