10 USC § 8112 - Marine Corps: grades above chief warrant officer, W–5

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title: "10 USC § 8112 - Marine Corps: grades above chief warrant officer, W–5"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "8112"
section_name: "Marine Corps: grades above chief warrant officer, W–5"
chapter_number: 812
chapter_name: "GRADE AND RANK OF OFFICERS"
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source_credit: "(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 314, § 5502; Pub. L. 102–190, div. A, title XI, § 1131(8)(A), Dec. 5, 1991, 105 Stat. 1506; renumbered § 8112, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(b)(2), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1834.)"
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# § 8112. Marine Corps: grades above chief warrant officer, W–5

The commissioned grades in the Marine Corps above the grade of chief warrant officer, W–5, are:

**(1)** General.

**(2)** Lieutenant general.

**(3)** Major general.

**(4)** Brigadier general.

**(5)** Colonel.

**(6)** Lieutenant colonel.

**(7)** Major.

**(8)** Captain.

**(9)** First lieutenant.

**(10)** Second lieutenant.

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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 314, § 5502; Pub. L. 102–190, div. A, title XI, § 1131(8)(A), Dec. 5, 1991, 105 Stat. 1506; renumbered § 8112, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(b)(2), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1834.)

| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 5502 | 34 U.S.C. 651. | R.S. 1603. |
|  | 34 U.S.C. 629. | July 1, 1918, ch. 114, 40 Stat. 715 (1st par.). |
|  | 34 U.S.C. 623b(a) (as applicable to grade of lieutenant general). | Aug. 7, 1947, ch. 512, § 415(a) (as applicable to grade of lieutenant general), 61 Stat. 876. |
|  | 34 U.S.C. 622 (as applicable to grade of general). | Jan. 20, 1942, ch. 10, § 1, 56 Stat. 10; Aug. 7, 1947, ch. 512, § 429 (as applicable to grade of general), 61 Stat. 880. |

R.S. 1603 provides that officers of the Marine Corps shall be on the same footing as officers of similar grades in the Army. Recognition is made of the grades existing in the Army for the purpose of listing the grades authorized for the Marine Corps.

The provisions of the ,  (1st par.), pertaining to the appointment of a major general in addition to the Major General Commandant and a temporary major general were superseded by the , , which in turn was repealed by § 436(e) of the Officer Personnel Act of 1947, .

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2018— renumbered  as this section.

1991— substituted “W–5” for “W–4” in section catchline and text.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2018 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see , set out as a note preceding .

### Effective Date of 1991 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , see , set out as a note under .