10 USC 8081 - Chief of Naval Personnel; Deputy Chief of Naval Personnel

U.S Code last checked for updates: May 20, 2024

§ 8081.

Chief of Naval Personnel; Deputy Chief of Naval Personnel

(a)

The Chief of Naval Personnel shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, for a term of four years, from officers on the active-duty list in the line of the Navy not below the grade of commander.

(b)

An officer on the active-duty list in the line of the Navy not below the grade of commander may be detailed as Deputy Chief of Naval Personnel.

(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 287, § 5141; Pub. L. 96–513, title V, § 503(11), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2912; Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title V, § 502(bb)(1), (2), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2105; renumbered § 8081, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(a)(2), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1834.)

cite as: 10 USC 8081