2015 US Code
Title 10 - Armed Forces (Sections 101 - 18506)
Subtitle B - Army (Sections 3001 - 4842)
Part II - Personnel (Sections 3201 - 4061)
Chapter 335 - Appointments in the Regular Army (Sections 3281 - 3314)
Sec. 3282 - General officers: title of office

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 10 - ARMED FORCES
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 10 - ARMED FORCES
Subtitle B - Army
PART II - PERSONNEL
CHAPTER 335 - APPOINTMENTS IN THE REGULAR ARMY
Sec. 3282 - General officers: title of office
Containssection 3282
Date2015
Laws In Effect As Of DateJanuary 3, 2016
Positive LawYes
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditAug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 181.
Statutes at Large Reference61 Stat. 884

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10 U.S.C. § 3282 (2015)
§3282. General officers: title of office

An officer holding an appointment as a general officer in the Regular Army may be called a general officer in the Regular Army. In addition, a general officer of the Regular Army in the Medical Corps, Dental Corps, Veterinary Corps, Judge Advocate General's Corps, or the Chaplains, may be called a general officer of that branch.

(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 181.)

Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
3282 10:506(b) (less 2d sentence). Aug. 7, 1947, ch. 512, §502(b) (less 2d sentence), 61 Stat. 884.

The words "may be called" are substituted for the words "shall be known as" and "may be specifically referred to". The words "of that branch" are substituted for the enumeration of branches.

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