10 USC § 1184 - Removal of officer: action by Secretary upon recommendation of board of inquiry

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title: "10 USC § 1184 - Removal of officer: action by Secretary upon recommendation of board of inquiry"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "1184"
section_name: "Removal of officer: action by Secretary upon recommendation of board of inquiry"
chapter_number: 60
chapter_name: "SEPARATION OF REGULAR OFFICERS FOR SUBSTANDARD PERFORMANCE OF DUTY OR FOR CERTAIN OTHER REASONS"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "PERSONNEL"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 96–513, title I, § 110, Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2874; amended Pub. L. 105–261, div. A, title V, § 503(b)(2), (c)(1), Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat. 2003.)"
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# § 1184. Removal of officer: action by Secretary upon recommendation of board of inquiry

section 1182 of this title

The Secretary of the military department concerned may remove an officer from active duty if the removal of such officer from active duty is recommended by a board of inquiry convened under .

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 96–513, title I, § 110, Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2874; amended Pub. L. 105–261, div. A, title V, § 503(b)(2), (c)(1), Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat. 2003.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1998— substituted “inquiry” for “review” in section catchline and “board of inquiry convened under ” for “board of review convened under ” in text.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section effective , but the authority to prescribe regulations under this section effective on , see , set out as an Effective Date of 1980 Amendment note under .