10 U.S.C. § 5045
Section 5045 · Deputy Commandants
Current version, with additions and removals from the October 1, 1986 version.
Current — December 23, 2016
As of October 1, 1986
There are in the Headquarters, Marine Corps, a Chief of Staff, not more than five Deputy Chiefs of Staff, and not more than three Assistant Chiefs of Staff, detailed by the Secretary of the Navy from officers on the active-duty list of the Marine Corps.
There are in the Headquarters, Marine Corps, not more than seven Deputy Commandants, detailed by the Secretary of the Navy from officers on the active-duty list of the Marine Corps.