An officer in a staff corps may command only such activities as are appropriate to his corps.
10 U.S.C. § 8165
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTE | ||
Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
5945 | 34 U.S.C. 253 . | R.S. 1488; Mar. 3, 1899, ch. 413, §7 (3d proviso of 2d sentence, and 3d sentence), 30 Stat. 1006; June 24, 1910, ch. 378, 36 Stat. 614 (3d proviso). |
34 U.S.C. 30h (1st 23 words). | Aug. 4, 1947, ch. 459, §207 (1st 23 words), 61 Stat. 738; renumbered §206, Aug. 7, 1947, ch. 512, §433(b), 61 Stat. 881. | |
34 U.S.C. 43d (proviso). | Apr. 16, 1947, ch. 38, §205 (proviso), 61 Stat. 48. |
EDITORIAL NOTES
AMENDMENTS2018- Pub. L. 115-232 renumbered section 5945 of this title as this section. 1967-Pub. L. 90-130 struck out provision that an officer in the Nurse Corps may not exercise command.
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.
- officer
- The term "officer" means a commissioned or warrant officer.
- rank
- The term "rank" means the order of precedence among members of the armed forces.