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10 U.S.C. 9225: Rank: warrant officersText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 10-ARMED FORCESCHAPTER 925-RANK AND COMMAND
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§9225. Rank: warrant officers

Warrant officers rank next below second lieutenants and rank among themselves within each warrant officer grade under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Air Force.

( Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041 , 70A Stat. 530 , § 8575; renumbered § 9225, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 806(b)(7) , Aug. 13, 2018 , 132 Stat. 1832 .)

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised section

Source (U.S. Code)

Source (Statutes at Large)

8575

10:593 (less 1st sentence).

Aug. 21, 1941, ch. 384, § 4 (less 1st sentence), 55 Stat. 653; May 29, 1954, ch. 249, § 19(e), 68 Stat. 167.

10:593 (2d sentence) is omitted as executed. The words “within each warrant officer grade” are inserted for clarity, since section 745 of this title covers rank between warrant officers in different warrant officer grades. The words “they shall take precedence” are omitted as surplusage.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2018⁠—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 8575 of this title as this section.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2018 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.