2016 US Code
Title 10 - Armed Forces
Subtitle D - Air Force
Part II - Personnel
Chapter 845 - Rank and Command
Sec. 8581 - Command: chaplains

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Citation 10 U.S.C. § 8581 (2016)
Section Name ยง8581. Command: chaplains
Section Text

An officer designated as a chaplain has rank without command.

Source Credit

(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 531.)

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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
8581 10:235. R.S. 1122.

The words "and shall be on the same footing with other officers of the Army, as to tenure of office, retirement, and pensions" are omitted as obsolete, since there is no distinction between the status of a chaplain as an officer and the status of other officers of the Air Force.

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 D - Air Force
PART II - PERSONNEL
CHAPTER 845 - RANK AND COMMAND
Sec. 8581 - Command: chaplains
Contains section 8581
Date 2016
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 6, 2017
Positive Law Yes
Disposition standard
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