10 USC 8581: Command: chaplains
Text contains those laws in effect on January 7, 2011
From Title 10-ARMED FORCESSubtitle D-Air ForcePART II-PERSONNELCHAPTER 845-RANK AND COMMAND
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§8581. Command: chaplains
An officer designated as a chaplain has rank without command.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041,
| Revised section | Source (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.