10 USC § 8048 - Medical Officer of the Marine Corps

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identifier: "/us/usc/t10/s8048"
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title: "10 USC § 8048 - Medical Officer of the Marine Corps"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "8048"
section_name: "Medical Officer of the Marine Corps"
chapter_number: 806
chapter_name: "HEADQUARTERS, MARINE CORPS"
part_number: "I"
part_name: "ORGANIZATION"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 118–159, div. A, title V, § 509B(a)(1), Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 1872.)"
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# § 8048. Medical Officer of the Marine Corps

**(a)** There is a Medical Officer of the Marine Corps who shall be appointed from among flag officers of the Navy.

**(b)** The Medical Officer of the Marine Corps, while so serving, shall hold the grade of rear admiral (lower half).

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 118–159, div. A, title V, § 509B(a)(1), Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 1872.)