Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-102
§8036 Deputy Chiefs of Naval Operations
Title 10 › Subtitle C — Navy and Marine Corps › PART I — ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 805 — OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS › § 8036
Summary
The Secretary of the Navy chooses Deputy Chiefs from active-duty Navy officers above the rank of captain and limits Deputies plus Assistant Chiefs to no more than eight positions. Deputy Chiefs run their divisions under the Chief of Naval Operations, and their orders count as the Chief's.
Full Legal Text
Title 10, §8036
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(a)There are Deputy Chiefs of Naval Operations in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, detailed by the Secretary of the Navy from officers on the active-duty list of the Navy serving in grades above captain. The Secretary of the Navy shall prescribe the number of Deputy Chiefs of Naval Operations under this section and Assistant Chiefs of Naval Operations under section 8037 of this title, for a total of not more than eight positions.
(b)The Deputy Chiefs of Naval Operations are charged, under the direction of the Chief of Naval Operations, with the execution of the functions of their respective divisions. Orders issued by the Deputy Chiefs of Naval Operations in performing the duties assigned them are considered as coming from the Chief of Naval Operations.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 5086 of this title prior to enactment of Pub. L. 99–433. A prior section 8036 was renumbered section 9036 of this title.
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–232, § 807(a)(1), renumbered section 5036 of this title as this section. Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 115–232, § 809(a), substituted “section 8037” for “section 5037”. 2008—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 110–181 substituted “There are Deputy Chiefs of Naval Operations in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations,” for “There are in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations not more than five Deputy Chiefs of Naval Operations,” and inserted at end “The Secretary of the Navy shall prescribe the number of Deputy Chiefs of Naval Operations under this section and Assistant Chiefs of Naval Operations under section 5037 of this title, for a total of not more than eight positions.” 2004—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 108–375 struck out “in the line” after “active-duty list”.
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.
Reference
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Citation
10 U.S.C. § 8036
Title 10, Armed Forces
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102