Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-102

§8048 Medical Officer of the Marine Corps

Title 10 › Subtitle C — Navy and Marine Corps › PART I — ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 806 — HEADQUARTERS, MARINE CORPS › § 8048

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Marine Corps' Medical Officer must be a Navy flag officer, and while serving in that job must hold the rank of rear admiral (lower half).

Full Legal Text

Armed Forces, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)There is a Medical Officer of the Marine Corps who shall be appointed from among flag officers of the Navy.

(b)The Medical Officer of the Marine Corps, while so serving, shall hold the grade of rear admiral (lower half).

Reference

Citation

10 U.S.C. § 8048

Title 10, Armed Forces

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102