US Code

Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

10 U.S.C. § 9253

Flying officer rating: qualifications

Only officers of the Air Force in the following categories may be rated as flying officers:
(1)
Officers who have aeronautical ratings as pilots of service types of aircraft or as aircraft observers.
(2)
Flight surgeons.
(3)
Officers undergoing flight training.
(4)
Officers who are members of combat crews, other than pilots of service types of aircraft, aircraft observers, and observers.
(5)
In time of war, officers who have aeronautical ratings as observers.

Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 104170A Stat. 538Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 806(b)(9)132 Stat. 1833(, , § 8691; renumbered § 9253, , , .)

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised section

Source (U.S. Code)

Source (Statutes at Large)

8691

10:291c.

10:291c–1.

10:291e.

June 3, 1916, ch. 134, § 13a (8th, 9th, and 11th provisos); added July 2, 1926, ch. 721, § 2 (4th sentence, less 2d proviso), 44 Stat. 781; June 16, 1936, ch. 587, § 3, 49 Stat. 1524; Oct. 4, 1940, ch. 742 (last proviso), 54 Stat. 963.

 

 

June 24, 1948, ch. 632 (2d proviso under “Finance Department”), 62 Stat. 650.

section 2 of the Act of July 2, 1926, ch. 72144 Stat. 781Section 1 of the Act of October 4, 1940, ch. 74254 Stat. 96310:291c (proviso) and the words “after ”, in 10:291c–1, are omitted as executed. The definition of the term “flying officer”, in 10:291c, originally was a definition of the term “flying officer in time of peace” as provided by , . , , eliminated the words “in time of peace”. As a consequence of that amendment, 10:291e (1st 26 words) is omitted as surplusage. Clause (2) is substituted for 10:291c–1 (less last 10 words). The words “commissioned officers or warrant”, in 10:291c–1, are omitted as surplusage. In clause (4), the last 19 words are substituted for the words “any other”.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 115–232section 8691 of this title2018— renumbered as this section.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2018 Amendment

Pub. L. 115–232section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232section 3001 of this titleAmendment by effective , with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see , set out as a note preceding .