10 USC 9151: Commissioned officer grades
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10 USC 9151: Commissioned officer grades Text contains those laws in effect on April 25, 2024
From Title 10-ARMED FORCESSubtitle D-Air Force and Space ForcePART II-PERSONNELCHAPTER 915-APPOINTMENTS IN THE REGULAR AIR FORCE AND IN THE SPACE FORCE

§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.