2017 US Code
Title 10 - Armed Forces
Subtitle C - Navy and Marine Corps
Part II - Personnel
Chapter 539 - Original Appointments
Sec. 5587a - Regular Marine Corps: judge advocates
| 10 U.S.C. § 5587a (2017) |
| §5587a. Regular Marine Corps: judge advocates |
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With the approval of the Secretary of the Navy, any regular officer on the active-duty list of the Marine Corps who is qualified under section 827(b) of this title may, upon his application, be designated as a judge advocate. |
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(Added Pub. L. 90–179, §5(3), Dec. 8, 1967, 81 Stat. 548; amended Pub. L. 96–513, title V, §503(30), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2913.) |
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AMENDMENTS
1980—Pub. L. 96–513 struck out designation "(a)" before "With the approval of the Secretary", substituted "active-duty list" for "active list", and struck out subsec. (b) which provided that, for the purposes of determining lineal position, permanent grade, seniority in permanent grade, and eligibility for promotion, a person appointed to the active list of the Marine Corps with a view to designation as a judge advocate could be credited with the amount of service prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy, but not more than three years. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1980 AMENDMENTAmendment by Pub. L. 96–513 effective Sept. 15, 1981, see section 701 of Pub. L. 96–513, set out as a note under section 101 of this title. |
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| Title 10 - ARMED FORCES Subtitle C - Navy and Marine Corps PART II - PERSONNEL CHAPTER 539 - ORIGINAL APPOINTMENTS Sec. 5587a - Regular Marine Corps: judge advocates |
| section 5587a |
| 2017 |
| January 12, 2018 |
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| 81 Stat. 548 94 Stat. 2913 |
| Public Law 90-179, Public Law 96-513 |
