10 U.S.C. § 9151
Section 9151 · Commissioned officer grades
Amended 3 times on record
The commissioned grades in the Regular Air Force and in the Space Force are:
(1) Major general.
(2) Brigadier general.
(3) Colonel.
(4) Lieutenant colonel.
(5) Major.
(6) Captain.
(7) First lieutenant.
(8) Second lieutenant.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2023—Pub. L. 118–31 inserted "and in the Space Force" after "in the Regular Air Force" in introductory provisions.
2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 8281 of this title as this section.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2018 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.