10 U.S.C. § 9231 — Command: chaplains
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 925 - RANK AND COMMAND Sec. 9231 - Command: chaplains From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov
§9231. Command: chaplains
An officer designated as a chaplain has rank without command.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 531, §8581; renumbered §9231, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, §806(b)(7), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1832.)
Historical and Revision Notes Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
8581 10:235. 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 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.