10 USC § 8216 - Aviation duties: number of personnel assigned

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title: "10 USC § 8216 - Aviation duties: number of personnel assigned"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "8216"
section_name: "Aviation duties: number of personnel assigned"
chapter_number: 825
chapter_name: "ADMINISTRATION"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "PERSONNEL"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 376, § 6021; renumbered § 8216, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(b)(7), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1834.)"
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# § 8216. Aviation duties: number of personnel assigned

The number of officers and enlisted members of the Navy and the Marine Corps detailed to duty involving flying and to other duties in connection with aircraft shall be in accordance with the requirements of naval aviation as determined by the Secretary of the Navy.

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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 376, § 6021; renumbered § 8216, 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) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 6021 | 34 U.S.C. 732. | July 12, 1921, ch. 44, § 8 (last par., less provisos), 42 Stat. 141. |
|  | 34 U.S.C. 732a. | July 22, 1935, ch. 402, § 8, 49 Stat. 490. |

The provisions cited as source are consolidated in this section. The second sentence of , is omitted as executed.

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2018— renumbered  as this section.

## 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 .