2013 US Code
Title 10 - Armed Forces
Subtitle C - Navy and Marine Corps (§§ 5001 - 7921)
Part II - PERSONNEL (§§ 5401 - 6522)
Chapter 535 - GRADE AND RANK OF OFFICERS (§§ 5501 - 5508)
Section 5502 - Marine Corps: grades above chief warrant officer, W-5
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 10 - ARMED FORCES |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 10 - ARMED FORCES Subtitle C - Navy and Marine Corps PART II - PERSONNEL CHAPTER 535 - GRADE AND RANK OF OFFICERS Sec. 5502 - Marine Corps: grades above chief warrant officer, W-5 |
| Contains | section 5502 |
| Date | 2013 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 16, 2014 |
| Positive Law | Yes |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 314; Pub. L. 102-190, div. A, title XI, §1131(8)(A), Dec. 5, 1991, 105 Stat. 1506. |
| Statutes at Large References | 40 Stat. 715 48 Stat. 812 56 Stat. 10 61 Stat. 876, 880, 882 105 Stat. 1506 |
| Public Law References | Public Law 102-190 |
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The commissioned grades in the Marine Corps above the grade of chief warrant officer, W–5, are:
(1) General.
(2) Lieutenant general.
(3) Major general.
(4) Brigadier general.
(5) Colonel.
(6) Lieutenant colonel.
(7) Major.
(8) Captain.
(9) First lieutenant.
(10) Second lieutenant.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 314; Pub. L. 102–190, div. A, title XI, §1131(8)(A), Dec. 5, 1991, 105 Stat. 1506.)
| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 5502 | 34 U.S.C. 651. | R.S. 1603. |
| 34 U.S.C. 629. | July 1, 1918, ch. 114, 40 Stat. 715 (1st par.). | |
| 34 U.S.C. 623b(a) (as applicable to grade of lieutenant general). | Aug. 7, 1947, ch. 512, §415(a) (as applicable to grade of lieutenant general), 61 Stat. 876. | |
| 34 U.S.C. 622 (as applicable to grade of general). | Jan. 20, 1942, ch. 10, §1, 56 Stat. 10; Aug. 7, 1947, ch. 512, §429 (as applicable to grade of general), 61 Stat. 880. |
R.S. 1603 provides that officers of the Marine Corps shall be on the same footing as officers of similar grades in the Army. Recognition is made of the grades existing in the Army for the purpose of listing the grades authorized for the Marine Corps.
The provisions of the Act of July 1, 1918, ch. 114, 40 Stat. 715 (1st par.), pertaining to the appointment of a major general in addition to the Major General Commandant and a temporary major general were superseded by the Act of May 29, 1934, ch. 367, §2, 48 Stat. 812, which in turn was repealed by §436(e) of the Officer Personnel Act of 1947, 61 Stat. 882.
AMENDMENTS1991—Pub. L. 102–190 substituted "W–5" for "W–4" in section catchline and text.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1991 AMENDMENTAmendment by Pub. L. 102–190 effective Feb. 1, 1992, see section 1132 of Pub. L. 102–190, set out as a note under section 521 of this title.
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