10 USC § 2003 - Aeronautical rating as pilot: qualifications

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identifier: "/us/usc/t10/s2003"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "10 USC § 2003 - Aeronautical rating as pilot: qualifications"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "2003"
section_name: "Aeronautical rating as pilot: qualifications"
chapter_number: 101
chapter_name: "TRAINING GENERALLY"
part_number: "III"
part_name: "TRAINING AND EDUCATION"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 92–168, § 4(1), Nov. 24, 1971, 85 Stat. 489.)"
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# § 2003. Aeronautical rating as pilot: qualifications

To be eligible to receive an aeronautical rating as a pilot in the Army or Air Force or be designated as a naval aviator, a member of an armed force must successfully complete an undergraduate pilot course of instruction prescribed or approved by the Secretary of his military department.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 92–168, § 4(1), Nov. 24, 1971, 85 Stat. 489.)