Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73not60
§9151 Commissioned Officer Grades
Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle D— Air Force and Space Force › Part II— PERSONNEL › Chapter 915— APPOINTMENTS IN THE REGULAR AIR FORCE AND IN THE SPACE FORCE › § 9151
Summary
Names the commissioned officer ranks used in the Regular Air Force and the Space Force. From highest to lowest they are: major general, brigadier general, colonel, lieutenant colonel, major, captain, first lieutenant, and second lieutenant.
Full Legal Text
Title 10, §9151
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The commissioned grades in the Regular Air Force and in the Space Force are:
(1)Major general.
(2)Brigadier general.
(3)Colonel.
(4)Lieutenant colonel.
(5)Major.
(6)Captain.
(7)First lieutenant.
(8)Second lieutenant.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 828110:506(a) (last 24 words).Aug. 7, 1947, ch. 512, § 502(a) (last 24 words), 61 Stat. 884.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2023—Pub. L. 118–31 inserted “and in the Space Force” after “in the Regular Air Force” in introductory provisions. 2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 8281 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. § 9151
Title 10 — Armed Forces
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60