Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-102
§9231 Command: Chaplains
Title 10 › Subtitle D — Air Force and Space Force › PART II — PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 925 — RANK AND COMMAND › § 9231
Summary
A chaplain is given an officer's rank but does not have the authority to command or give orders like a commanding officer.
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Title 10, §9231
Armed Forces, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
An officer designated as a chaplain has rank without command.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 858110:235.R.S. 1122. The words “and shall be on the same footing with other officers of the Army, as to tenure of office, retirement, and pensions” are omitted as obsolete, since there is no distinction between the status of a chaplain as an officer and the status of other officers of the Air Force.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 8581 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. § 9231
Title 10, Armed Forces
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102