Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-102
§9035 Deputy Chiefs of Staff and Assistant Chiefs of Staff
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Summary
Deputy and Assistant Chiefs of Staff must be generals; the Secretary sets no more than eight.
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Title 10, §9035
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(a)The Deputy Chiefs of Staff and the Assistant Chiefs of Staff shall be general officers detailed to those positions.
(b)The Secretary of the Air Force shall prescribe the number of Deputy Chiefs of Staff and Assistant Chiefs of Staff, for a total of not more than eight positions.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 8035 of this title as this section. 2008—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 110–181 amended subsec. (b) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (b) read as follows: “The number of Deputy Chiefs of Staff and Assistant Chiefs of Staff shall be prescribed by the Secretary, except that— “(1) there may not be more than five Deputy Chiefs of Staff; and “(2) there may not be more than three Assistant Chiefs of Staff.”
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. § 9035
Title 10, Armed Forces
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102