Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-102
§8462 Midshipmen: Discharge for Unsatisfactory Conduct or Inaptitude
Title 10 › Subtitle C — Navy and Marine Corps › PART III — EDUCATION AND TRAINING › CHAPTER 853 — UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY › § 8462
Summary
Superintendent must send the Secretary a written report when a midshipman's conduct is unsatisfactory or when the Academic Board unanimously finds the midshipman lacks the aptitude to be an officer. The midshipman can read the report and write a reply, and the Secretary may discharge them from the Academy and the naval service.
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Title 10, §8462
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(a)The Superintendent of the Naval Academy shall submit to the Secretary of the Navy in writing a full report of the facts—
(1)whenever the Superintendent determines that the conduct of a midshipman is unsatisfactory; or
(2)whenever the Academic Board unanimously determines that midshipman possesses insufficient aptitude to become a commissioned officer in the naval service.
(b)A midshipman upon whom a report is made under subsection (a) shall be given an opportunity to examine the report and submit a written statement thereon. If the Secretary believes, on the basis of the report and statement, that the determination of the Superintendent or of the Academic Board is reasonable and well founded, he may discharge the midshipman from the Naval Academy and from the naval service.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 696234 U.S.C. 1062a.Dec. 11, 1945, ch. 562, 59 Stat. 605.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 6962 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. § 8462
Title 10, Armed Forces
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102