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10 U.S.C. 9151: Commissioned officer gradesText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-124 (October 15, 2026).
From Title 10-ARMED FORCESCHAPTER 915-APPOINTMENTS IN THE REGULAR AIR FORCE AND IN THE SPACE FORCE
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§9151. Commissioned officer grades

The commissioned grades in the Regular Air Force and in the Space Force are:

(1)  Major general.

(2)  Brigadier general.

(3)  Colonel.

(4)  Lieutenant colonel.

(5)  Major.

(6)  Captain.

(7)  First lieutenant.

(8)  Second lieutenant.

( Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041 , 70A Stat. 507 , § 8281; renumbered § 9151, Pub. L. 115-232, div. A, title VIII, § 806(b)(3) , Aug. 13, 2018 , 132 Stat. 1832 ; Pub. L. 118-31, div. A, title XVII, § 1741(a)(1) , Dec. 22, 2023 , 137 Stat. 679 .)

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised section

Source (U.S. Code)

Source (Statutes at Large)

8281

10:506(a) (last 24 words).

Aug. 7, 1947, ch. 512, § 502(a) (last 24 words), 61 Stat. 884.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2023⁠—Pub. L. 118-31 inserted “and in the Space Force” after “in the Regular Air Force” in introductory provisions.

2018⁠—Pub. L. 115-232 renumbered section 8281 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.