2016 US Code
Title 10 - Armed Forces
Subtitle C - Navy and Marine Corps
Part III - Education and Training
Chapter 603 - United States Naval Academy
Sec. 6962 - Midshipmen: discharge for unsatisfactory conduct or inaptitude

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Citation 10 U.S.C. § 6962 (2016)
Section Name §6962. Midshipmen: discharge for unsatisfactory conduct or inaptitude
Section Text

(a) The Superintendent of the Naval Academy shall submit to the Secretary of the Navy in writing a full report of the facts—

(1) whenever the Superintendent determines that the conduct of a midshipman is unsatisfactory; or

(2) whenever the Academic Board unanimously determines that midshipman possesses insufficient aptitude to become a commissioned officer in the naval service.


(b) A midshipman upon whom a report is made under subsection (a) shall be given an opportunity to examine the report and submit a written statement thereon. If the Secretary believes, on the basis of the report and statement, that the determination of the Superintendent or of the Academic Board is reasonable and well founded, he may discharge the midshipman from the Naval Academy and from the naval service.

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(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 432.)

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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
6962 34 U.S.C. 1062a. Dec. 11, 1945, ch. 562, 59 Stat. 605.
Publication Title United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 4, 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 III - EDUCATION AND TRAINING
CHAPTER 603 - UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY
Sec. 6962 - Midshipmen: discharge for unsatisfactory conduct or inaptitude
Contains section 6962
Date 2016
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 6, 2017
Positive Law Yes
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large Reference 59 Stat. 605
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