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Ranks of Judge Advocates General

Division A · Title V: MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY · Subtitle A: Officer Policy and Reserve Component Management

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The section sets the official military ranks for the top legal officers in each branch of the U.S. military. It establishes that the Judge Advocates General hold the rank of lieutenant general or equivalent, and their deputies hold the rank of major general or equivalent while serving in those positions.

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(a) Army

Section 7037(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: The Judge Advocate General, while so serving, has the grade of lieutenant general. An officer appointed as Deputy Judge Advocate General who holds a lower regular grade shall be appointed in the regular grade of major general. .

(b) Marine Corps

Section 8046(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: If the officer to be appointed as the Staff Judge Advocate to the Commandant of the Marine Corps holds a grade lower than the grade of lieutenant general immediately before the appointment, the officer shall be appointed in the grade of lieutenant general. .

(d) Navy

(1) The Judge Advocate General

Section 8088(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: The Judge Advocate General, while so serving, has the grade of vice admiral or lieutenant general, as appropriate. .

(2) The Deputy Judge Advocate General

Section 8089(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: If an officer appointed as the Deputy Judge Advocate General holds a lower regular grade, the officer shall be appointed in the regular grade of rear admiral or major general, as appropriate. .

(f) Air Force

(1) The Judge Advocate General

Section 9037(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: The Judge Advocate General, while so serving, has the grade of lieutenant general. .

(2) The Deputy Judge Advocate General

Section 9037(d)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: An officer appointed as Deputy Judge Advocate General who holds a lower regular grade shall be appointed in the regular grade of major general. .