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# 10 U.S.C. § 771 - Unauthorized wearing prohibited
## Text
Except as otherwise provided by law, no person except a member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Space Force, as the case may be, may wear—
(1) the uniform, or a distinctive part of the uniform, of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Space Force; or
(2) a uniform any part of which is similar to a distinctive part of the uniform of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Space Force.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 34; Pub. L. 116283, div. A, title IX, § 924(b)(3)(N), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3821.)
## Notes
Historical and Revision Notes Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 77110:1393 (1st par., less provisos).June 3, 1916, ch. 134, § 125 (1st par., less provisos), 39 Stat. 216. The words “Except as otherwise provided by law” are inserted to give effect to exceptions in other revised sections of this title and to provisions of other laws giving such organizations as the Coast and Geodetic Survey and the Public Health Service permission to wear military uniforms under certain conditions.
Editorial Notes
Amendments2021—Pub. L. 116283 substituted “Marine Corps, or Space Force” for “or Marine Corps” wherever appearing.
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# 10 U.S.C. § 771a - Disposition on discharge
## Text
(a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), when an enlisted member of an armed force is discharged, the exterior articles of uniform in his possession that were issued to him, other than those that he may wear from the place of discharge to his home under section 772(d) of this title, shall be retained for military use.
(b) When an enlisted member of an armed force is discharged for bad conduct, undesirability, unsuitability, inaptitude, or otherwise than honorably—
(1) the exterior articles of uniform in his possession shall be retained for military use;
(2) under such regulations as the Secretary concerned prescribes, a suit of civilian clothing and an overcoat when necessary, both to cost not more than $30, may be issued to him; and
(3) if he would be otherwise without funds to meet his immediate needs, he may be paid an amount, fixed by the Secretary concerned, of not more than $25.
(c) When an enlisted member of the Army National Guard or the Air National Guard who has been called into Federal service is released from that service, the exterior articles of uniform in his possession shall be accounted for as property issued to the Army National Guard or the Air National Guard, as the case may be, of the State or territory, Puerto Rico, or the District of Columbia of whose Army National Guard or Air National Guard he is a member, as prescribed in section 708 of title 32.
(Added Pub. L. 90235, § 8(1)(A), Jan. 2, 1968, 81 Stat. 763; amended Pub. L. 100456, div. A, title XII, § 1234(a)(1), Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 2059.)
## Notes
Editorial Notes
Amendments1988—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 100456 struck out “the Canal Zone,” after “Puerto Rico,”.
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# 10 U.S.C. § 772 - When wearing by persons not on active duty authorized
## Text
(a) A member of the Army National Guard or the Air National Guard may wear the uniform prescribed for the Army National Guard or the Air National Guard, as the case may be.
(b) A member of the Naval Militia may wear the uniform prescribed for the Naval Militia.
(c) A retired officer of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Space Force may bear the title and wear the uniform of his retired grade.
(d) A person who is discharged honorably or under honorable conditions from the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Space Force may wear his uniform while going from the place of discharge to his home, within three months after his discharge.
(e) A person not on active duty who served honorably in time of war in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Space Force may bear the title, and, when authorized by regulations prescribed by the President, wear the uniform, of the highest grade held by him during that war.
(f) While portraying a member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Space Force, an actor in a theatrical or motion-picture production may wear the uniform of that armed force if the portrayal does not tend to discredit that armed force.
(g) An officer or resident of a veterans home administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs may wear such uniform as the Secretary of the military department concerned may prescribe.
(h) While attending a course of military instruction conducted by the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Space Force, a civilian may wear the uniform prescribed by that armed force if the wear of such uniform is specifically authorized under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the military department concerned.
(i) Under such regulations as the Secretary of the Air Force may prescribe, a citizen of a foreign country who graduates from an Air Force or Space Force school may wear the appropriate aviation or space badges of the Air Force or Space Force.
(j) A person in any of the following categories may wear the uniform prescribed for that category:
(1) Members of the Boy Scouts of America.
(2) Members of any other organization designated by the Secretary of a military department.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 35; Pub. L. 99145, title XIII, § 1301(a)(1), Nov. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 735; Pub. L. 101189, div. A, title XVI, § 1621(a)(1), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1602; Pub. L. 104201, div. A, title V, § 551(b), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2525; Pub. L. 116283, div. A, title IX, § 924(b)(3)(O), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3821; Pub. L. 11831, div. A, title XVII, § 1741(b)(2), Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 680.)
## Notes
Historical and Revision Notes Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 772(a)772(b)772(c)772(d)772(e)10:1393 (words before 1st semicolon of 1st proviso of 1st par.).10:1393 (15th through 18th words after 1st semicolon of 1st proviso of 1st par.).10:1023 (1st sentence).34:43g(i).34:389 (less 1st and 3d sentences).10:1393 (words between 3d and 4th semicolons of 1st proviso of 1st par.).10:1028b.10:1393 (words between 2d and 3d semicolons of 1st proviso of 1st par.).June 3, 1916, ch. 134, § 12 (words before 4th semicolon, and words after 7th semicolon, of 1st proviso of 1st par.; and last proviso of last par.), 39 Stat. 216; July 9, 1918, ch. 143, subch. XVII, § 10 (last proviso), 40 Stat. 892; June 4, 1920, ch. 228, § 8, 41 Stat. 836; June 6, 1942, ch. 382, 56 Stat. 328; May 24, 1949, ch. 139, § 15(b) (last proviso), 63 Stat. 91; July 6, 1953, ch. 180, § 1, 67 Stat. 140. 34:399d.R.S. 1256 (1st sentence). 772(f)10:1393 (words between 8th and 9th semicolons of 1st proviso of 1st par.).R.S. 1457 (less 1st and 3d sentences); May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 14(f), 64 Stat. 147. 772(g)772(h)10:1393 (last proviso of last par.).10:1393 (words between 7th and 8th semicolons of 1st proviso of 1st par.).Apr. 16, 1947, ch. 38, § 207(j), 61 Stat. 50; as redesignated (i); Aug. 7, 1947, ch. 512, § 434(d), 61 Stat. 882. 772(i)772(j)10:1393 (words after 9th semicolon of 1st proviso of 1st par.).10:1393 (words between 1st and 2d semicolons of 1st proviso of 1st par., less 15th through 18th words).June 21, 1930, ch. 563, § 2; restated Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, § 12, 63 Stat. 559; July 6, 1953, ch. 180, § 2, 67 Stat. 140. In subsections (a), (b), (d), (f), (g), (h), (i), and (j), the rules stated in the corresponding clauses of the first proviso of the first paragraph, and the last proviso of the last paragraph, of 10:1393, are restated to make positive the authority of the persons described in those subsections to wear the uniform prescribed for the appropriate organization or activity. In subsection (c), the words “bear the title”, in 34:43g(i), applicable only to retired officers of the Navy Nurse Corps, are made applicable to other retired officers, to make explicit what has heretofore been implicit, that a retired officer may continue to bear the title of his retired grade. In subsection (e), the words between the second and third semicolons of the first proviso of the first paragraph of 10:1393 are omitted as superseded by 10:1028b and 34:399d, which authorize the wearing of the uniform by members who are discharged honorably or under honorable conditions. The words “when authorized by regulations prescribed by” are substituted for the words “occasions authorized by regulations of”. In subsection (f), the words “while portraying a member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps, an actor in a theatrical or motion-picture production” are substituted for the words “any person from wearing the uniform of the United States Army, Navy, or Marine Corps, in any playhouse or theater or in moving-picture films while actually engaged in representing therein a military or naval character”. In subsection (g), the word “resident” is substituted for the word “members”, since the word “members” related to members of the now disbanded National Home for disabled volunteer soldiers to which were admitted “members” of an organization called the “Disabled Volunteer Soldiers”. The words “veterans home” are substituted for the words “national home for veterans”, since there are now no “national homes” administered by the Veterans Administration. In subsection (h), the words “authorized and” and “for wear during such course of instruction” are omitted as surplusage. The word “naval” is omitted as covered by the word “military”. The words “Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps” are substituted for the words “military or naval authorities”. The words “that armed force” are substituted for the words “such military or naval authorities”. In subsection (i), the words “Air Force school” are substituted for the words “Air Force advanced flying schools or Air Force service schools”. The words “in such manner” are omitted as surplusage.
Editorial Notes
ConstitutionalityFor information regarding the constitutionality of certain provisions of this section as enacted by act Aug. 10, 1956, see the Table of Laws Held Unconstitutional in Whole or in Part by the Supreme Court on the Constitution Annotated website, constitution.congress.gov.
Amendments2023—Subsec. (i). Pub. L. 11831, § 1741(b)(2)(B), substituted “aviation or space badges of the Air Force or Space Force” for “aviation badges of the Air Force”. Pub. L. 11831, § 1741(b)(2)(A), which directed amendment of subsec. (i) by substituting “an Air Force or Space Force school” for “an Air Force School”, was executed by making the substitution for “an Air Force school” to reflect the probable intent of Congress. 2021—Pub. L. 116283 substituted “Marine Corps, or Space Force” for “or Marine Corps” wherever appearing. 1996—Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 104201 inserted before period at end “if the wear of such uniform is specifically authorized under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the military department concerned”. 1989—Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 101189 substituted “Department of Veterans Affairs” for “Veterans Administration”. 1985—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 99145 struck out provisions relating to a retired officer of the Navy Nurse Corps.
Executive Documents
Ex. Ord. No. 10554. Delegation of Authority To Prescribe Regulations Ex. Ord. No. 10554, Aug. 18, 1954, 19 F.R. 5295, as amended by Ex. Ord. No. 13286, § 77, Feb. 28, 2003, 68 F.R. 10631, provided: The authority vested in the President (1) by section 125 of the act of June 3, 1916, 39 Stat. 216, as amended by the first section of the act of July 6, 1953, 67 Stat. 140, and (2) by section 2 of the act of June 21, 1930, 46 Stat. 793, as amended by section 2 of said act of July 6, 1953, to prescribe regulations authorizing occasions upon which the uniform may be worn by persons who have served honorably in the armed forces of the United States in time of war is hereby delegated to the Secretary of Defense so far as it pertains to the uniforms of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps, and to the Secretary of Homeland Security so far as it pertains to the uniform of the Coast Guard.
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# 10 U.S.C. § 773 - When distinctive insignia required
## Text
(a) A person for whom one of the following uniforms is prescribed may wear it, if it includes distinctive insignia prescribed by the Secretary of the military department concerned to distinguish it from the uniform of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Space Force, as the case may be:
(1) The uniform prescribed by the university, college, or school for an instructor or member of the organized cadet corps of—
(A) a State university or college, or a public high school, having a regular course of military instruction; or
(B) an educational institution having a regular course of military instruction, and having a member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Space Force as instructor in military science and tactics.
(2) The uniform prescribed by a military society composed of persons discharged honorably or under honorable conditions from the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Space Force to be worn by a member of that society when authorized by regulations prescribed by the President.
(b) A uniform prescribed under subsection (a) may not include insignia of grade the same as, or similar to, those prescribed for officers of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Space Force.
(c) Under such regulations as the Secretary of the military department concerned may prescribe, any person who is permitted to attend a course of instruction prescribed for members of a reserve officers training corps, and who is not a member of that corps, may, while attending that course of instruction, wear the uniform of that corps.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 35; Pub. L. 85355, Mar. 28, 1958, 72 Stat. 66; Pub. L. 116283, div. A, title IX, § 924(b)(3)(P), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3821.)
## Notes
Historical and Revision Notes Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 773(a)773(b)10:1393 (words between 4th and 7th semicolons of 1st proviso, and 2d proviso, of 1st par.).10:1393 (last proviso of 1st par.).June 3, 1916, ch. 134, § 125 (words between 4th and 7th semicolons of 1st proviso, and 2d and last provisos, of 1st par.), 39 Stat. 216; June 4, 1920, ch. 228, § 8, 41 Stat. 836; Sept. 15, 1951, ch. 402, 65 Stat. 323; July 6, 1953, ch. 180, § 1, 67 Stat. 140. In subsection (a), the word “mark” is omitted as surplusage. In subsection (a)(2), the words “persons discharged honorably or under honorable conditions from” are substituted for the words “entirely of honorably discharged officers or enlisted men, or both, of”. The words “Regular or Volunteer” are omitted as surplusage. The words “when authorized by regulations prescribed by” are substituted for the words “upon occasions authorized by regulations of”.
Editorial Notes
Amendments2021—Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 116283 substituted “Marine Corps, or Space Force” for “or Marine Corps” in subsec. (a) wherever appearing and in subsec. (b). 1958—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 85355 added subsec. (c).
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# 10 U.S.C. § 774 - Religious apparel: wearing while in uniform
## Text
(a) General Rule.— Except as provided under subsection (b), a member of the armed forces may wear an item of religious apparel while wearing the uniform of the members armed force.
(b) Exceptions.— The Secretary concerned may prohibit the wearing of an item of religious apparel—
(1) in circumstances with respect to which the Secretary determines that the wearing of the item would interfere with the performance of the members military duties; or
(2) if the Secretary determines, under regulations under subsection (c), that the item of apparel is not neat and conservative.
(c) Regulations.— The Secretary concerned shall prescribe regulations concerning the wearing of religious apparel by members of the armed forces under the Secretarys jurisdiction while the members are wearing the uniform. Such regulations shall be consistent with subsections (a) and (b).
(d) Religious Apparel Defined.— In this section, the term “religious apparel” means apparel the wearing of which is part of the observance of the religious faith practiced by the member.
(Added Pub. L. 100180, div. A, title V, § 508(a)(2), Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1086.)
## Notes
Editorial Notes
Prior ProvisionsA prior section 774 was renumbered section 776 of this title.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
RegulationsPub. L. 100180, div. A, title V, § 508(c), Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1087, directed the Secretary concerned to prescribe the regulations required by subsec. (c) of this section not later than the end of the 120-day period beginning on Dec. 4, 1987.
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# 10 U.S.C. § 775 - Issue of uniform without charge
## Text
(a) Issue of Uniform.— The Secretary concerned may issue a uniform, without charge, to any of the following members:
(1) A member who is being repatriated after being held as a prisoner of war.
(2) A member who is being treated at or released from a medical treatment facility as a consequence of being wounded or injured during military hostilities.
(3) A member who, as a result of the members duties, has unique uniform requirements.
(4) Any other member, if the Secretary concerned determines, under exceptional circumstances, that the issue of the uniform to that member would significantly benefit the morale and welfare of the member and be advantageous to the armed force concerned.
(b) Retention of Uniform as a Personal Item.— Notwithstanding section 771a of this title, a uniform issued to a member under this section may be retained by the member as a personal item.
(Added Pub. L. 102484, div. A, title III, § 377(a)(2), Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2386.)
## Notes
Editorial Notes
Prior ProvisionsA prior section 775 was renumbered section 776 of this title.
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# 10 U.S.C. § 776 - Applicability of chapter
## Text
This chapter applies in—
(1) the United States;
(2) the territories, commonwealths, and possessions of the United States; and
(3) all other places under the jurisdiction of the United States.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 36, § 774; Pub. L. 99661, div. A, title XIII, § 1343(a)(1), Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3992; Pub. L. 10026, § 3(6), Apr. 21, 1987, 101 Stat. 273; renumbered § 775, Pub. L. 100180, div. A, title V, § 508(a)(1), Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1086; renumbered § 776, Pub. L. 102484, div. A, title III, § 377(a)(1), Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2386.)
## Notes
Historical and Revision Notes Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 77410:1393 (less 1st and last pars.).June 3, 1916, ch. 134, § 125 (less 1st and last pars.), 39 Stat. 216; Apr. 15, 1948, ch. 188, 62 Stat. 172; June 25, 1948, ch. 645, § 21 (as applicable to § 125 of the Act of June 3, 1916, ch. 134), 62 Stat. 864; May 24, 1949, ch. 139, §§ 15(b) (less last par.), 142 (as applicable to the Act of Apr. 15, 1948, ch. 188), 63 Stat. 91, 110. The words “the Canal Zone, Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands as well as to * * * other” are omitted as covered by the words “possessions, and all other places under its jurisdiction”.
Editorial Notes
Amendments1992—Pub. L. 102484 renumbered section 775 of this title as this section. 1987—Pub. L. 100180 renumbered section 774 of this title as this section. Pub. L. 10026 amended directory language of Pub. L. 99661. See 1986 Amendment note below. 1986—Pub. L. 99661, as amended by Pub. L. 10026, amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows: “This chapter applies in the United States, the Territories, Commonwealths, and possessions, and all other places under its jurisdiction.”
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1987 AmendmentPub. L. 10026, § 12(a), Apr. 21, 1987, 101 Stat. 289, provided that: “The amendments made by section 3 [amending this section and sections 1032, 1408, 1450, 1588, 2007, 2364, and 5150 of this title, and section 4703 of Title 20, Education, and amending provisions set out as a note under section 1006 of Title 37, Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed Services] shall apply as if included in Public Law 99661 when enacted on November 14, 1986.”
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# 10 U.S.C. § 777 - Wearing of insignia of higher grade before promotion (frocking): authority; restrictions
## Text
(a) Authority.— An officer in a grade below the grade of major general or, in the case of the Navy, rear admiral, who has been selected for promotion to the next higher grade may be authorized, under regulations and policies of the Department of Defense and subject to subsection (b), to wear the insignia for that next higher grade. An officer who is so authorized to wear the insignia of the next higher grade is said to be “frocked” to that grade.
(b) Restrictions.— An officer may not be authorized to wear the insignia for a grade as described in subsection (a) unless—
(1) the Senate has given its advice and consent to the appointment of the officer to that grade;
(2) the officer is serving in, or has received orders to serve in, a position for which that grade is authorized; and
(3) in the case of an officer selected for promotion to a grade above colonel or, in the case of an officer of the Navy, a grade above captain—
(A) authority for that officer to wear the insignia of that grade has been approved by the Secretary of Defense (or a civilian officer within the Office of the Secretary of Defense whose appointment was made with the advice and consent of the Senate and to whom the Secretary delegates such approval authority); and
(B) the Secretary of Defense has submitted to Congress a written notification of the intent to authorize the officer to wear the insignia for that grade.
(c) Benefits Not To Be Construed as Accruing.— (1) Authority provided to an officer as described in subsection (a) to wear the insignia of the next higher grade may not be construed as conferring authority for that officer to—
(A) be paid the rate of pay provided for an officer in that grade having the same number of years of service as that officer; or
(B) assume any legal authority associated with that grade.
(2) The period for which an officer wears the insignia of the next higher grade under such authority may not be taken into account for any of the following purposes:
(A) Seniority in that grade.
(B) Time of service in that grade.
(d) Limitation on Number of Officers Frocked to Specified Grades.— (1) The total number of colonels, Navy captains, brigadier generals, and rear admirals (lower half) on the active-duty list who are authorized as described in subsection (a) to wear the insignia for the next higher grade may not exceed 85.
(2) The number of officers of an armed force on the active-duty list, or for the Space Force, the Space Force officer list, who are authorized as described in subsection (a) to wear the insignia for a grade to which a limitation on total number applies under section 523(a) of this title for a fiscal year may not exceed 1 percent, or, for the grades of colonel and Navy captain, 2 percent, of the total number provided for the officers in that grade in that armed force in the administration of the limitation under that section for that fiscal year.
(Added Pub. L. 104106, div. A, title V, § 503(a)(1), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 294; amended Pub. L. 10585, div. A, title V, § 505, Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1726; Pub. L. 10665, div. A, title V, § 502, Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 590; Pub. L. 108136, div. A, title V, § 509(a), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1458; Pub. L. 108375, div. A, title V, § 503, Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 1875; Pub. L. 109163, div. A, title V, §§ 503(c), 504, Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3226; Pub. L. 111383, div. A, title V, § 505(b), Jan. 7, 2011, 124 Stat. 4210; Pub. L. 11831, div. A, title XVII, § 1722(e), Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 671.)
## Notes
Editorial Notes
Amendments2023—Subsec. (d)(2). Pub. L. 11831 inserted “, or for the Space Force, the Space Force officer list,” after “active-duty list”. 2011—Subsec. (b)(3)(B). Pub. L. 111383 struck out “and a period of 30 days has elapsed after the date of the notification” after “grade”. 2006—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 109163, § 503(c), inserted “in a grade below the grade of major general or, in the case of the Navy, rear admiral,” after “An officer” in first sentence. Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 109163, § 504(1), substituted “colonels, Navy captains, brigadier generals, and rear admirals (lower half)” for “brigadier generals and Navy rear admirals (lower half)” and “the next higher grade may not exceed 85” for “the grade of major general or rear admiral, as the case may be, may not exceed 30”. Subsec. (d)(2), (3). Pub. L. 109163, § 504(2), (3), redesignated par. (3) as (2) and struck out former par. (2) which read as follows: “The total number of colonels and Navy captains on the active-duty list who are authorized as described in subsection (a) to wear the insignia for the grade of brigadier general or rear admiral (lower half), as the case may be, may not exceed 55.” 2004—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 108375 added par. (1) and redesignated former pars. (1) and (2) as (2) and (3), respectively. 2003—Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 108136 added par. (3). 1999—Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 10665 substituted “55.” for “the following:” and struck out subpars. (A) to (C) which read as follows: “(A) During fiscal years 1996 and 1997, 75. “(B) During fiscal year 1998, 55. “(C) After fiscal year 1998, 35.” 1997—Subsec. (d)(2). Pub. L. 10585 inserted “, or, for the grades of colonel and Navy captain, 2 percent,” after “1 percent”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2003 AmendmentPub. L. 108136, div. A, title V, § 509(b), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1459, provided that: “Paragraph (3) of subsection (b) of section 777 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall not apply with respect to the wearing by an officer of insignia for a grade that was authorized under that section before the date of the enactment of this Act [Nov. 24, 2003].”
Temporary Variation of Limitations on Numbers of Frocked OfficersPub. L. 104106, div. A, title V, § 503(b), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 294, provided that in the administration of former subsec. (d)(2) of this section, the percent limitation applied under that section for fiscal year 1996 would be 2 percent, rather than 1 percent.
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# 10 U.S.C. § 777a - Wearing of insignia of higher grade before appointment to a grade above major general or rear admiral (frocking): authority; restrictions
## Text
(a) Authority.— An officer serving in a grade below the grade of lieutenant general or, in the case of the Navy, vice admiral, who has been selected for appointment to the grade of lieutenant general or general, or, in the case of the Navy, vice admiral or admiral, and an officer serving in the grade of lieutenant general or vice admiral who has been selected for appointment to the grade of general or admiral, may be authorized, under regulations and policies of the Department of Defense and subject to subsection (b), to wear the insignia for that higher grade for a period of up to 14 days before assuming the duties of a position for which the higher grade is authorized. An officer who is so authorized to wear the insignia of a higher grade is said to be “frocked” to that grade.
(b) Restrictions.— An officer may not be authorized to wear the insignia for a grade as described in subsection (a) unless—
(1) the Senate has given its advice and consent to the appointment of the officer to that grade;
(2) the officer has received orders to serve in a position outside the military department of that officer for which that grade is authorized;
(3) the Secretary of Defense (or a civilian officer within the Office of the Secretary of Defense whose appointment was made with the advice and consent of the Senate and to whom the Secretary delegates such approval authority) has given approval for the officer to wear the insignia for that grade before assuming the duties of a position for which that grade is authorized; and
(4) the Secretary of Defense has submitted to Congress a written notification of the intent to authorize the officer to wear the insignia for that grade.
(c) Benefits Not to Be Construed as Accruing.— (1) Authority provided to an officer as described in subsection (a) to wear the insignia of a higher grade may not be construed as conferring authority for that officer to—
(A) be paid the rate of pay provided for an officer in that grade having the same number of years of service as that officer; or
(B) assume any legal authority associated with that grade.
(2) The period for which an officer wears the insignia of a higher grade under such authority may not be taken into account for any of the following purposes:
(A) Seniority in that grade.
(B) Time of service in that grade.
(d) Limitation on Number of Officers Frocked.— The total number of officers who are authorized to wear the insignia for a higher grade under this section shall count against the limitation in section 777(d) of this title on the total number of officers authorized to wear the insignia of a higher grade.
(Added Pub. L. 111383, div. A, title V, § 505(a)(1), Jan. 7, 2011, 124 Stat. 4208.)