§522. Authorized total strengths: regular commissioned officers on active duty
The authorized strengths of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps in regular officers (other than retired officers) in grades above chief warrant officer, W–5, are as follows:
Army
63,000
Navy
55,000
Air Force
80,000
Marine Corps
17,000
(Added
Pub. L. 96–513, title I, §103, Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2841
; amended
Pub. L. 98–525, title V, §522, Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2523
;
Pub. L. 102–190, div. A, title XI, §1131(1)(B), Dec. 5, 1991, 105 Stat. 1505
.)
Amendments
1991-Pub. L. 102–190 substituted "chief warrant officer, W–5," for "chief warrant officer (W–4)".
1984-Pub. L. 98–525 increased number limit for regular officers in the Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps to 55,000, 80,000, and 17,000 from 48,000, 69,425, and 13,000, respectively. The number limit for the Army remained unchanged.
Effective Date of 1991 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 102–190 effective Feb. 1, 1992, see section 1132 of Pub. L. 102–190, set out as a note under section 521 of this title.