10 U.S.C. § 9151 — Commissioned officer grades
U.S.C. Title 10 - ARMED FORCES 10 U.S.C. United States Code, 2023 Edition Title 10 - ARMED FORCES Subtitle D - Air Force and Space Force PART II - PERSONNEL CHAPTER 915 - APPOINTMENTS IN THE REGULAR AIR FORCE AND IN THE SPACE FORCE Sec. 9151 - Commissioned officer grades From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov
§9151. Commissioned officer grades
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.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 507, §8281; renumbered §9151, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, §806(b)(3), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1832; Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title XVII, §1741(a)(1), Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 679.)
Historical and Revision Notes Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
8281 10:506(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 Amendment Amendment 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.