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10 U.S.C. § 742 — Rank: warrant officers
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**(a)** Among warrant officer grades, warrant officer grades of a higher numerical designation are senior to warrant officer grades of a lower numerical designation.
**(b)** Rank among warrant officers of the same grade, and date of rank of warrant officers, is determined in the same manner as prescribed in [section 741 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section741&num=0&edition=prelim) for officers in grades above warrant officer grades.
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**(a)** Among warrant officer grades, warrant officer grades of a higher numerical designation are senior to warrant officer grades of a lower numerical designation.
**(b)** Rank among warrant officers of the same grade, and date of rank of warrant officers, is determined in the same manner as prescribed in [section 741 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section741&num=0&edition=prelim) for officers in grades above warrant officer grades.
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**(a)** Whenever the needs of the services require, but at least once each fiscal year, the Secretary of Defense shall prescribe the total authorized active-duty strength as of the end of the fiscal year for officers in grades above chief warrant officer, W–5, for each of the armed forces under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of a military department.
**(b)** Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of each military department may, for an armed force under his jurisdiction, prescribe the strength of any category of officers that may serve on active duty.
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**(a)** Among the grades listed below, the grades of general and admiral are equivalent and are senior to other grades and the grades of second lieutenant and ensign are equivalent and are junior to other grades. Intermediate grades rank in the order listed as follows: Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space ForceNavy and Coast Guard GeneralAdmiral. Lieutenant generalVice admiral. Major generalRear admiral. Brigadier generalRear admiral (lower half). ColonelCaptain. Lieutenant colonelCommander. MajorLieutenant commander. CaptainLieutenant. First lieutenantLieutenant (junior grade). Second lieutenantEnsign.
**(b)** Rank among officers of the same grade or of equivalent grades is determined by comparing dates of rank. An officer whose date of rank is earlier than the date of rank of another officer of the same or equivalent grade is senior to that officer.
**(c)** Rank among officers of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space Force of the same grade or of equivalent grades who have the same date of rank is determined by regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense which shall apply uniformly among the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space Force.
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(1) The date of rank of an officer of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Space Force who holds a grade as the result of an original appointment shall be determined by the Secretary of the military department concerned at the time of such appointment. The date of rank of an officer of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Space Force who holds a grade as the result of an original appointment and who at the time of such appointment was awarded service credit for prior commissioned service or constructive credit for advanced education or training, or special experience shall be de
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**(a)** The regular warrant officer grades in the armed forces corresponding to the pay grades prescribed for warrant officers by [section 201(b) of title 37](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title37-section201/b&num=0&edition=prelim) are as follows:Warrant officer grade: Chief warrant officer, W–5. Chief warrant officer, W–4. Chief warrant officer, W–3. Chief warrant officer, W–2. Warrant officer, W–1.
**(b)** Appointments in the grade of regular warrant officer, W–1, shall be made by warrant, except that with respect to an armed force under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of a military department, the Secretary concerned may provide by regulation that appointments in that grade in that armed force shall be made by commission. Appointments in regular chief warrant officer grades shall be made by commission by the President, and appointments (whether by warrant or commission) in the grade of regular warrant officer, W–1, shall be made by the President, except that appointments in that grade in the Coast Guard shall be made by the Secretary concerned.
**(c)** An appointment may not be made in any of the armed forces in the regular warrant officer grade of chief warrant officer, W–5, if the appointment would result in more than 5 percent of the warrant officers of that armed force on active duty being in the grade of chief warrant officer, W–5. In computing the limitation prescribed in the preceding sentence, there shall be excluded warrant officers described in [section 582 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section582&num=0&edition=prelim).
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### Statutory Notes
Section, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 34, related to ranking of warrant officers. See [section 742 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section742&num=0&edition=prelim).
#### Effective Date of Repeal
Repeal effective Feb. 1, 1992, see section 1132 of Pub. L. 102–190, set out as an Effective Date of 1991 Amendment note under [section 521 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section521&num=0&edition=prelim).
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
[§ 744
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1991 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 102–190 effective Feb. 1, 1992,
see section 1132 of Pub. L. 102–190, set out as a note
under section 521 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1981 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 97–86 effective Sept. 15, 1981,
see section 405(f) of Pub. L. 97–86, set out as a note
under section 101 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1980 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 96–513 effective Sept. 15, 1981,
but the authority to prescribe regulations under the
amendment by Pub. L. 96–513 effective on Dec. 12, 1980,
see section 701 of Pub. L. 96–513, set out as a note under
section 101 of this title.
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
For transfer of authorities, functions, personnel, and
assets of the Coast Guard, including the authorities
and functions of the Secretary of Transportation relat-
ing thereto, to the Department of Homeland Security,
and for treatment of related references, see sections
468(b), 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Secu-
rity, and the Department of Homeland Security Reor-
ganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set
out as a note under section 542 of Title 6.
§ 742. Rank: warrant officers
(a) Among warrant officer grades, warrant of-
ficer grades of a higher numerical designation
are senior to warrant officer grades of a lower
numerical designation.
(b) Rank among warrant officers of the same
grade, and date of rank of warrant officers, is
determined in the same manner as prescribed in
section 741 of this title for officers in grades
above warrant officer grades.
(Added Pub. L. 102–190, div. A, title XI, § 1114(a),
Dec. 5, 1991, 105 Stat. 1502.)
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PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 742, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A
Stat. 34, re
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