Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-102
§742 Rank: Warrant Officers
Title 10 › Subtitle A — General Military Law › PART II — PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 43 — RANK AND COMMAND › § 742
Summary
Higher-numbered warrant officer ranks outrank lower-numbered ones. If two warrant officers are the same rank, who is senior and their official date of rank are decided the same way the rules do for officers above the warrant officer ranks.
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Title 10, §742
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(a)Among warrant officer grades, warrant officer grades of a higher numerical designation are senior to warrant officer grades of a lower numerical designation.
(b)Rank among warrant officers of the same grade, and date of rank of warrant officers, is determined in the same manner as prescribed in section 741 of this title for officers in grades above warrant officer grades.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
A prior section 742, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 34, related to rank of regular officers and reserve officers, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 85–861, § 36B(4), Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1570.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective Feb. 1, 1992, see section 1132 of Pub. L. 102–190, set out as an
Effective Date
of 1991 Amendment note under section 521 of this title.
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Citation
10 U.S.C. § 742
Title 10, Armed Forces
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102