10 USC § 9231
Command: chaplains
through Public Law 119-27, except Public Law 119-21
USC

An officer designated as a chaplain has rank without command.

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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised section Source (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.


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