(a) Subject to section 526 of this title, the authorized strength of the Regular Army in general officers on the active-duty list is 75/10,000 of the authorized strength of the Regular Army in commissioned officers on the active-duty list.
(b) The authorized strength of each of the following branches—
(1) each corps of the Army Medical Department; and
(2) the Chaplains;
in general officers on the active-duty list of the Regular Army is 5/1,000 of the authorized strength of the branch concerned in commissioned officers on the active-duty list of the Regular Army. Not more than one-half of the authorized strength in general officers in such a branch may be in a regular grade above brigadier general.
(c) When the application of the percentages and ratios specified in this section 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.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 174; Pub. L. 85–861, §1(66), Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1463; Pub. L. 89–603, §1(2), Sept. 24, 1966, 80 Stat. 846; Pub. L. 90–329, June 4, 1968, 82 Stat. 170; Pub. L. 96–513, title V, §502(5), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2909; Pub. L. 97–22, §5(b), July 10, 1981, 95 Stat. 128; Pub. L. 102–190, div. A, title X, §1061(a)(20)(A), Dec. 5, 1991, 105 Stat. 1473.)
| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 3210(a) | 10:506a(a) (words before 1st semicolon). | Aug. 7, 1947, ch. 512, §503(a), 61 Stat. 885. |
| 3210(b) 3210(c) |
10:506a(a) (less words before 1st semicolon, and less provisos). 10:61–1 (1st sentence, as applicable to strength). |
June 28, 1950, ch. 383, §308 (1st sentence, as applicable to strength), 64 Stat. 270. |
| 10:506a(a) (1st, 2d, and 3d provisos). | ||
| 3210(d) | 10:506a(a) (4th proviso). | |
| 3210(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) |
|---|---|---|
| 3210(a) | 10 App.:506a(a)(1) (less 3d, 4th, 5th, and last sentences). | July 20, 1956, ch. 646, §302 (1st par.), 70 Stat. 587. |
| 3210(b) | 10 App.:506a(a)(1) (3d and 4th sentences). | |
| 3210(c) | 10 App.:506a(a)(1) (5th sentence). | |
| 3210(d) | 10 App.:506a(a)(1) (last sentence). |
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