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. 3283 - Commissioned officers: appointment without specification of branch; transfer between branches
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 3, 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 B - Army PART II - PERSONNEL CHAPTER 335 - APPOINTMENTS IN THE REGULAR ARMY Sec. 3283 - Commissioned officers: appointment without specification of branch; transfer between branches |
| Contains | section 3283 |
| Date | 2015 |
| Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 3, 2016 |
| Positive Law | Yes |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 181; Pub. L. 85-600, §1(4), Aug. 6, 1958, 72 Stat. 522; Pub. L. 95-485, title VIII, §820(d)(1), Oct. 20, 1978, 92 Stat. 1627; Pub. L. 95-551, §2, Oct. 30, 1978, 92 Stat. 2069. |
| Statutes at Large References | 61 Stat. 884 62 Stat. 358 72 Stat. 522 92 Stat. 1627, 2069 |
| Public and Private Laws | Public Law 85-600, Public Law 95-485, Public Law 95-551 |
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(a) Appointments in commissioned grades in the Regular Army shall be made without specification of branch except in each of the special branches and as professors or director of admissions of the United States Military Academy.
(b) Commissioned officers appointed in the Regular Army without specification of branch shall be assigned, and may be transferred and reassigned, by the Secretary of the Army to branches other than the special branches, according to their professional qualifications and the needs of the Army.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 181; Pub. L. 85–600, §1(4), Aug. 6, 1958, 72 Stat. 522; Pub. L. 95–485, title VIII, §820(d)(1), Oct. 20, 1978, 92 Stat. 1627; Pub. L. 95–551, §2, Oct. 30, 1978, 92 Stat. 2069.)
| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 3283(a) 3283(b) |
10:506(b) (2d sentence). 10:506(c) (1st sentence). 10:506(c) (less 1st sentence and less proviso). |
Aug. 7, 1947, ch. 512, §502(b) (2d sentence), (c) (less proviso), 61 Stat. 884; June 12, 1948, ch. 449, §104(d)(1), 62 Stat. 358. |
Subsection (a) is substituted for 10:506(b) (2d sentence) and 506(c) (1st sentence). The words "in each of the special branches" are substituted for the enumeration of branches in 10:506(b) (2d sentence) and for the words "each of the several corps of the Army Medical Service, as chaplains", in 10:506(c).
In subsection (b), the words "other than the special branches and the Women's Army Corps" are substituted for 10:506(c) (words between 3d and 4th parentheses). The word "their" is substituted for the words "of the officers concerned". The words "of the Army" are substituted for the words "of the branches, arms, and services". The words "from time to time" and "arms, and services" are omitted as surplusage.
AMENDMENTS1978—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 95–551 substituted "director of admissions" for "registrar".
Pub. L. 95–485 struck out ", in the Women's Army Corps," after "special branches".
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 95–485 struck out "and the Women's Army Corps" after "special branches".
1958—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 85–600 inserted reference to registrar of the Military Academy.
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