10 U.S.C. § 8951
EDITORIAL NOTES
PRIOR PROVISIONSPrior sections 8961 to 8963 were renumbered sections 9341 to 9343 of this title, respectively.Another prior section 8963, acts Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 555; Sept. 2, 1958, Pub. L. 85-861, §1(156), (198), 72 Stat. 1513, 1541; Dec. 12, 1980, Pub. L. 96-513, title V, §504(21), 94 Stat. 2917, related to higher grade for service during certain periods for regular and reserve commissioned officers, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 99-145, title XIII, §1301(d)(2)(A), (C), Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 736, with such repeal not applicable in the case of an Air Force nurse or medical specialist described in section 8963 of this title, as such section was in effect on the day before Nov. 8, 1985.Prior sections 8964 to 8966 were renumbered sections 9344 to 9346 of this title, respectively. Prior sections 8991 and 8992 were renumbered sections 9361 and 9362 of this title, respectively.
AMENDMENTS2018- Pub. L. 115-232 renumbered section 7921 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.
- armed forces
- The term "armed forces" means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, and Coast Guard.
- grade
- The term "grade" means a step or degree, in a graduated scale of office or military rank, that is established and designated as a grade by law or regulation.