10 USC § 8213 - Enlisted grades and ratings: authority to establish

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title: "10 USC § 8213 - Enlisted grades and ratings: authority to establish"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "8213"
section_name: "Enlisted grades and ratings: authority to establish"
chapter_number: 825
chapter_name: "ADMINISTRATION"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "PERSONNEL"
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last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 375, § 6013; renumbered § 8213, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(b)(7), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1834.)"
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# § 8213. Enlisted grades and ratings: authority to establish

The Secretary of the Navy may establish such enlisted grades and ratings as are necessary for the proper administration of the Navy and the Marine Corps.

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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 375, § 6013; renumbered § 8213, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(b)(7), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1834.)

| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 6013 | 34 U.S.C. 176. | June 4, 1920, ch. 228, § 7 (proviso), 41 Stat. 836. |
|  | 34 U.S.C. 34 (less 1st sentence, and less proviso of 2d sentence). | Aug. 29, 1916, ch. 417 (1st par. under “Hospital Corps”, less 1st sentence, and less proviso of 2d sentence), 39 Stat. 572; Aug. 4, 1947, ch. 459, § 301(a), 61 Stat. 738. |

The words “in his discretion” and “of the enlisted personnel” are omitted as surplusage. The words “Navy and the Marine Corps” are substituted for the words “naval service”.

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 8213, , , prescribed authorized strength of Regular Air Force in warrant officers on active list, prior to repeal by , , , effective .

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Amendments

2018— renumbered  as this section.

### 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 .