(a) Subject to section 526 of this title, the authorized strength of the Regular Air Force in general officers on the active-duty list is 75/10,000 of the authorized strength of the Regular Air Force in commissioned officers on the active-duty list. Of this authorized strength, not more than one-half may be in a regular grade above brigadier general.
(b) When the application of subsection (a) results in a fraction, a fraction of one-half or more is counted as one, and a fraction of less than one-half is disregarded.
(c) General officers on the active-duty list of the Regular Air Force who are specifically authorized by law to hold a civil office under the United States, or an instrumentality thereof, are not counted in determining authorized strength under this section.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 500; Pub. L. 85–861, §1(161), Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1514; Pub. L. 96–513, title V, §504(7), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2916; Pub. L. 102–190, div. A, title X, §1061(a)(23)(A), Dec. 5, 1991, 105 Stat. 1473.)
| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 8210(a) | 10:506a(a) (words before 1st semicolon). | Aug. 7, 1947, ch. 512, §503(a), 61 Stat. 885. |
| 8210(b) | 10:506a(a) (less words before 1st semicolon, and less provisos). | |
| 8210(c) | 10:506a(a) (1st, 2d, and 3d provisos). | |
| 8210(d) | 10:506a(a) (4th proviso). | |
| 8210(e) | 10:506a(a) (last proviso). |
| Medical Corps | 16 |
| Dental Corps | 4 |
| Veterinary Corps | 1 |
| The Chaplains | 2 |
| Army, exclusive of the above | 334 |
| Total | 357 |
| Army | Air Force | |
|---|---|---|
| Medical Corps | 12 | 4 |
| Dental Corps | 3 | 1 |
| Veterinary Corps | 1 | 0 |
| The Chaplains | 1 | 1 |
| Army and Air Force, exclusive of the above | 184 | 150 |
| Total | 201 | 156 |
| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 8210(a) | 10 App.:506a(a)(2) (less 4th and last sentences). | July 20, 1956, ch. 646, §302 (less 1st par.), 70 Stat. 587. |
| 8210(b) | 10 App.:506a(a)(2) (4th sentence). | |
| 8210(c) | 10 App.:506a(a)(2) (last sentence). |
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