Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-102
§8185 Nautical Schools: Detail of Naval Officers as Superintendents or Instructors
Title 10 › Subtitle C — Navy and Marine Corps › PART II — PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 823 — SPECIAL ASSIGNMENTS AND DETAILS › § 8185
Summary
The President can assign Navy officers to serve as superintendents or instructors at institutions that get benefits under chapter 515 of title 46, as long as doing so will not harm the naval service. Those officers must be brought back if the institution closes or if the navy needs them.
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Title 10, §8185
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The President may detail officers of the Navy as superintendents or instructors of institutions receiving benefits under chapter 515 of title 46 when in his opinion it can be done without detriment to the naval service. Officers so detailed shall be recalled from an institution if it is discontinued or if the good of the naval service requires.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 598534 U.S.C. 1123 (less 1st proviso as applicable to vessels, and less 2d proviso).Mar. 4, 1911, ch. 265, § 3 (less 1st proviso as applicable to vessels, and less 2d proviso), 36 Stat. 1353. The words “naval service” are substituted for the words “public service” for uniformity within the section. The citation of the act establishing the nautical institutions is substituted for the words “such schools” for clarity. The word “proper” is omitted as surplusage.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 5985 of this title as this section. 2006—Pub. L. 109–304 substituted “chapter 515 of title 46” for “section 1304 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 U.S.C. App. 1295c),”. 1985—Pub. L. 99–145 substituted “section 1304 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 U.S.C. App. 1295c)” for “the Act of March 4, 1911, ch. 265, 36 Stat. 1353, as amended”.
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. § 8185
Title 10, Armed Forces
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102