Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-102
§8216 Aviation Duties: Number of Personnel Assigned
Title 10 › Subtitle C — Navy and Marine Corps › PART II — PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 825 — ADMINISTRATION › § 8216
Summary
The Secretary of the Navy decides how many Navy and Marine Corps officers and enlisted members must be assigned to flying and other aircraft-related duties, and those assignments must meet the needs of naval aviation.
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Title 10, §8216
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The number of officers and enlisted members of the Navy and the Marine Corps detailed to duty involving flying and to other duties in connection with aircraft shall be in accordance with the requirements of naval aviation as determined by the Secretary of the Navy.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 602134 U.S.C. 732.
July 12, 1921, ch. 44, § 8 (last par., less provisos), 42 Stat. 141. 34 U.S.C. 732a.
July 22, 1935, ch. 402, § 8, 49 Stat. 490. The provisions cited as source are consolidated in this section. The second sentence of § 8 of the Act of
July 22, 1935, is omitted as executed.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 6021 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. § 8216
Title 10, Armed Forces
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102