Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73not60
§8546 Officers of Foreign Countries: Admission
Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle C— Navy and Marine Corps › Part III— EDUCATION AND TRAINING › Chapter 855— UNITED STATES NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL › § 8546
Summary
The Secretary of the Navy can let commissioned officers from foreign militaries study at the Naval Postgraduate School if the President agrees. Those officers must follow the same rules about attendance, behavior, dismissal, and academic standards as U.S. naval officers. Finishing the course does not give them the right to become an officer in the Navy or the Marine Corps.
Full Legal Text
Title 10, §8546
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(a)The Secretary of the Navy, upon authorization of the President, may permit commissioned officers of the military services of foreign countries to receive instruction at the Naval Postgraduate School.
(b)Officers receiving instruction under this section are subject to the same regulations governing attendance, discipline, discharge, and standards of study as apply to students who are officers of the United States naval service.
(c)No officer of a foreign country is entitled to an appointment in the Navy or the Marine Corps by reason of his completion of the prescribed course of study at the Postgraduate School.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 704634 U.S.C. 1076d.July 31, 1947, ch. 420, § 5, 61 Stat. 706. In subsection (b) the words “rules and” are omitted. The words “United States naval service” are substituted for the words “United States Navy” for uniformity. In subsection (c) the words “to any office or position” are omitted as surplusage. The words “or Marine Corps” are inserted, as the word “Navy” in this context has been interpreted to include officers of the Marine Corps.
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
A prior section 8546, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 528, required medical officers and contract surgeons to attend families of members of Air Force, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 85–861, § 36B(26), Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1571.
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 7046 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.
Reference
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Citation
10 U.S.C. § 8546
Title 10 — Armed Forces
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60