Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-102
§8463 Midshipmen: Discharge for Deficiency
Title 10 › Subtitle C — Navy and Marine Corps › PART III — EDUCATION AND TRAINING › CHAPTER 853 — UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY › § 8463
Summary
If a midshipman fails any exam, they must be discharged from the Naval Academy and from the naval service unless the Academic Board decides to keep them.
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Title 10, §8463
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Midshipmen found deficient at any examination shall, unless the Academic Board recommends otherwise, be discharged from the Naval Academy and from the naval service.
Legislative History
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 696334 U.S.C. 1053.R.S. 1519; restored Oct. 22, 1921, ch. 113, § 2, 42 Stat. 207.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 6963 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. § 8463
Title 10, Armed Forces
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102