Federal

Title 10 — Armed Forces

4,032 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 8221 — Chaplains: divine services
• § 8222 — Indebtedness to Marine Corps Exchanges: payment from appropriated funds in certain cases
• § 8225 — Female members: congressional review period for assignment to duty on submarines or for reconfiguration of submarines
• § 8226 — Fatality reviews
• § 8227 — Notifications on manning of afloat naval forces
• § 823 — Art. 23. Who may convene special courts-martial
• § 824 — Art. 24. Who may convene summary courts-martial
• § 8241 — Navy ration: persons entitled to
• § 8242 — Rations
• § 8243 — Fixing cost on certain vessels and stations
• § 8244 — Enlisted members assigned to mess: basic allowance for subsistence paid to mess
• § 8245 — Flight rations
• § 8246 — Subsistence in hospital messes: hospital ration
• § 8247 — Sale of meals by general messes
• § 824a — Art. 24a. Special trial counsel
• § 825 — Art. 25. Who may serve on courts-martial
• § 8253 — Loans: Supply Corps officers
• § 825a — Art. 25a. Number of court-martial members in capital cases
• § 826 — Art. 26. Military judge of a general or special court-martial
• § 8261 — Presentation of United States flag upon retirement
• § 8262 — Higher retired grade and pay for members who serve satisfactorily under temporary appointments
• § 8263 — Emergency shore duty: advance of funds
• § 8264 — Shore patrol duty: payment of expenses
• § 8265 — Mileage books: commutation tickets
• § 8266 — Uniforms, accouterments, and equipment: sale at cost
• § 8267 — Uniform: sale to former members of the naval service
• § 826a — Art. 26a. Military magistrates
• § 827 — Art. 27. Detail of trial counsel and defense counsel
• § 8270 — Pension to persons serving ten years
• § 8271 — Settlement of accounts: remission or cancellation of indebtedness of members
• § 828 — Art. 28. Detail or employment of reporters and interpreters
• § 8281 — Members of the naval service in other United States hospitals
• § 8282 — Insane members of the naval service
• § 8283 — Emergency medical treatment: reimbursement for expense
• § 8286 — United States Navy Band; officer in charge
• § 8287 — United States Marine Band; United States Marine Drum and Bugle Corps: composition; appointment and promotion of members
• § 829 — Art. 29. Assembly and impaneling of members; detail of new members and military judges
• § 8291 — Medal of honor
• § 8292 — Navy cross
• § 8293 — Distinguished-service medal
• § 8294 — Silver star medal
• § 8295 — Distinguished flying cross
• § 8296 — Navy and Marine Corps Medal
• § 8297 — Additional awards
• § 8298 — Limitations of time
• § 8299 — Repealed. Pub. L. 116–92, div. A, title V, § 582(b)(2)(A) , Dec. 20, 2019 , 133 Stat. 1412 ]
• § 830 — Art. 30. Charges and specifications
• § 8300 — Posthumous awards
• § 8301 — Delegation of power to award
• § 8302 — Regulations
• § 8303 — Replacement
• § 8304 — Availability of appropriations
• § 8305 — Commemorative or special medals: facsimiles and ribbons
• § 8306 — Medal of honor: duplicate medal
• § 8307 — Medal of honor: presentation of Medal of Honor Flag
• § 8308 — Korea Defense Service Medal
• § 830a — Art. 30a. Proceedings conducted before referral
• § 831 — Art. 31. Compulsory self-incrimination prohibited
• § 8317 — Minors enlisted upon false statement of age
• § 832 — Art. 32. Preliminary hearing required before referral to general court-martial
• § 8321 — Officers: 40 years
• § 8322 — Officers: 30 years
• § 8323 — Officers: 20 years
• § 8324 — Officers: creditable service
• § 8325 — Officers: retired grade and pay
• § 8326 — Enlisted members: 30 years
• § 8327 — Officers and enlisted members of the Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve: 30 years; 20 years; retired pay
• § 8328 — Computation of years of service: voluntary retirement
• § 8329 — Officers not to be retired for misconduct
• § 833 — Art. 33. Disposition guidance
• § 8330 — Enlisted members: transfer to Fleet Reserve and Fleet Marine Corps Reserve; retainer pay
• § 8331 — Members of the Fleet Reserve and Fleet Marine Corps Reserve: transfer to the retired list; retired pay
• § 8332 — Conclusiveness of transfers
• § 8333 — Computation of retired and retainer pay
• § 8334 — Higher grade after 30 years of service: warrant officers and enlisted members
• § 8335 — Restoration to former grade: warrant officers and enlisted members
• § 8336 — Highest grade held satisfactorily: Reserve enlisted members reduced in grade not as a result of the member’s misconduct
• § 834 — Art. 34. Advice to convening authority before referral for trial
• § 835 — Art. 35. Service of charges; commencement of trial
• § 836 — Art. 36. President may prescribe rules
• § 837 — Art. 37. Command influence
• § 8371 — Mandatory retirement: Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy; waiver authority
• § 8372 — Regular Navy and Regular Marine Corps; officers designated for limited duty: retirement for length of service or failures of selection for promotion; discharge for failures of selection for promotion; reversion to prior status; retired grade; retired pay
• § 8373 — Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve; officers: elimination from active status; computation of total commissioned service
• § 8374 — Treatment of fractions of years of service in computing retired pay and separation pay
• § 8375 — Navy and Marine Corps; warrant officers, W–1: limitation on dismissal
• § 838 — Art. 38. Duties of trial counsel and defense counsel
• § 8383 — Retired members: grade
• § 8384 — Promotion of retired members to higher enlisted grades: retention of grade upon release from active duty
• § 8385 — Members of the Fleet Reserve and Fleet Marine Corps Reserve: authority to recall
• § 8386 — Members of the Fleet Reserve and Fleet Marine Corps Reserve: release from active duty
• § 839 — Art. 39. Sessions
• § 8392 — Disposition of effects
• § 840 — Art. 40. Continuances
• § 841 — Art. 41. Challenges
• § 8411 — Aviation cadets: grade; procurement; transfer
• § 8412 — Aviation cadets: benefits
• § 8413 — Aviation cadets: appointment as reserve officers
• § 8415 — Reserve student aviation pilots; reserve aviation pilots: appointments in commissioned grade
• § 842 — Art. 42. Oaths
• § 843 — Art. 43. Statute of limitations
• § 8431 — Recruit basic training: separate housing for male and female recruits
• § 8432 — Recruit basic training: privacy
• § 844 — Art. 44. Former jeopardy
• § 845 — Art. 45. Pleas of the accused
• § 8451 — Location
• § 8451a — Superintendent
• § 8451b — Director of admissions
• § 8452 — Civilian teachers: number; compensation
• § 8453 — Midshipmen: appointment
• § 8454 — Midshipmen: appointment; numbers, territorial distribution
• § 8454a — Midshipmen: nomination in event of death, resignation, or expulsion from office of Member of Congress otherwise authorized to nominate
• § 8455 — Midshipmen: allotment upon redistricting of Congressional Districts
• § 8456 — Midshipmen: nomination and selection to fill vacancies
• § 8458 — Midshipmen: qualifications for admission
• § 8459 — Midshipmen: service obligation
• § 846 — Art. 46. Opportunity to obtain witnesses and other evidence in trials by court-martial
• § 8460 — Midshipmen: clothing and equipment; uniform allowance
• § 8461 — Midshipmen: dismissal for best interests of the service
• § 8462 — Midshipmen: discharge for unsatisfactory conduct or inaptitude
• § 8463 — Midshipmen: discharge for deficiency
• § 8464 — Hazing: definition; prohibition
• § 8465 — Failure to report violation: dismissal
• § 8466 — Course of study
• § 8467 — Degree on graduation
• § 8468 — Board of Visitors
• § 8469 — Band: composition
• § 847 — Art. 47. Refusal of person not subject to chapter to appear, testify, or produce evidence
• § 8470 — Permanent professors: promotion
• § 8470a — Permanent professors: retirement for years of service; authority for deferral
• § 8471 — Midshipmen’s store, trade shops, dairy, and laundry: nonappropriated fund instrumentality and accounts
• § 8472 — Chapel: crypt and window spaces
• § 8473 — Gifts, bequests, and loans of property: acceptance for benefit and use of Naval Academy
• § 8474 — United States Naval Academy Museum Fund: references to Fund
• § 8475 — Acceptance of guarantees with gifts for major projects
• § 8476 — Operation of Naval Academy dairy farm
• § 8477 — Grants for faculty research for scientific, literary, and educational purposes: acceptance; authorized grantees
• § 8478 — Mixed-funded athletic and recreational extracurricular programs: authority to manage appropriated funds in same manner as nonappropriated funds
• § 8479 — Midshipmen: charges and fees for attendance; limitation
• § 848 — Art. 48. Contempt
• § 8480 — Policy on sexual harassment and sexual violence
• § 8481 — Support of athletic and physical fitness programs
• § 849 — Art. 49. Depositions
• § 850 — Art. 50. Admissibility of sworn testimony from records of courts of inquiry
• § 850a — Art. 50a. Defense of lack of mental responsibility
• § 851 — Art. 51. Voting and rulings
• § 852 — Art. 52. Votes required for conviction, sentencing, and other matters
• § 853 — Art. 53. Findings and sentencing
• § 853a — Art. 53a. Plea agreements
• § 854 — Art. 54. Record of trial
• § 8541 — Function
• § 8542 — President; assistants
• § 8543 — Provost and Chief Academic Officer
• § 8544 — Civilian teachers: number; compensation
• § 8545 — Officers of the other armed forces; enlisted members: admission
• § 8546 — Officers of foreign countries: admission
• § 8547 — Students at institutions of higher education: admission
• § 8548 — Degree granting authority for United States Naval Postgraduate School
• § 8549 — Defense industry civilians: admission to defense product development program
• § 855 — Art. 55. Cruel and unusual punishments prohibited
• § 8550 — Grants for faculty research for scientific, literary, and educational purposes: acceptance; authorized grantees
• § 8551 — Development and operation of the Naval Innovation Center at the Naval Postgraduate School
• § 856 — Art. 56. Sentencing
• § 856a — Repealed. Pub. L. 114–328, div. E, title LVIII, § 5301(b) , Dec. 23, 2016 , 130 Stat. 2920 ]
• § 857 — Art. 57. Effective date of sentences
• § 857a — Repealed. Pub. L. 114–328, div. E, title LVIII, § 5302(b)(1) , Dec. 23, 2016 , 130 Stat. 2923 ]
• § 858 — Art. 58. Execution of confinement
• § 8581 — Civilian member: definition; exceptions
• § 8582 — Deferred annuity policy required
• § 8583 — Annuity premium to be paid by monthly installments; government reimbursement
• § 8584 — Age of retirement
• § 8585 — Computation of life annuity
• § 8586 — Physical disability retirement
• § 8587 — Election of annuity for self and beneficiary
• § 8588 — Regulations
• § 858a — Art. 58a. Sentences: reduction in enlisted grade
• § 858b — Art. 58b. Sentences: forfeiture of pay and allowances during confinement
• § 859 — Art. 59. Error of law; lesser included offense
• § 8591 — Degree granting authority for Naval War College
• § 8592 — Degree granting authority for Marine Corps University
• § 8593 — Naval War College: acceptance of grants for faculty research for scientific, literary, and educational purposes
• § 8594 — Marine Corps University: acceptance of grants for faculty research for scientific, literary, and educational purposes
• § 8595 — United States Naval Community College: establishment and degree granting authority
• § 860 — Art. 60. Post-trial processing in general and special courts-martial
• § 8604 — Schools near naval activities: financial aid
• § 8605 — Promotion of health and prevention of accidents
• § 8607 — Administration of liberated and occupied areas
• § 860a — Art. 60a. Limited authority to act on sentence in specified post-trial circumstances
• § 860b — Art. 60b. Post-trial actions in summary courts-martial and certain general and special courts-martial
• § 860c — Art. 60c. Entry of judgment
• § 861 — Art. 61. Waiver of right to appeal; withdrawal of appeal
• § 8611 — Attendance at meetings of technical, professional, or scientific organizations
• § 8612 — Employment of outside architects and engineers
• § 8614 — Apprehension of deserters and prisoners; operation of shore patrols
• § 8616 — Collection, preservation, and display of captured flags
• § 8617 — National Museum of the United States Navy
• § 8617A — United States Navy Museum System
• § 8618 — Marine Corps Heritage Center and National Museum of the Marine Corps at Marine Corps Base, Quantico, Virginia
• § 8619 — Leases of waterfront property from States or municipalities
• § 862 — Art. 62. Appeal by the United States