10 U.S.C. § 9229 — Command: commissioned officers in cer-

Page 3474 TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES § 9229 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. § 9229. Command: commissioned officers in cer- tain designated categories An officer designated as a medical, dental, vet- erinary, medical service, or biomedical sciences officer or as a nurse is not entitled to exercise command because of rank, except within the categories prescribed in subsection (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), or (i) of section 9067 of this title, or over persons placed under his charge. (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 531, § 8579; Pub. L. 85–861, § 1(156), (185), Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1513, 1533; Pub. L. 96–513, title II, § 212(b), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2885; renumbered § 9229 and amended Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, §§ 806(b)(7), 809(a), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1832, 1840.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES 1956 ACT Revised section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 8579(a) ..... 10:82. R.S. 1169. 8579(b) ..... 10:166e (less 1st sen- tence). Apr. 16, 1947, ch. 38, § 106 (less 1st sentence), 61 Stat. 44. In subsection (a), the words ‘‘Except as provided in section 94 of this title’’, not contained in section 1169 of the Revised Statutes, but contained in the United States Code, are omitted as surplusage, since 10:94 deals exclusively with assignments. The words ‘‘except with- in the categories prescribed in section 8067(a)–(d) of this title’’ are substituted for the words ‘‘in the line or in other staff corps’’. Air Force nurses and women medical specialists are not covered by subsection (a), since their command authority is specifically stated in sub- section (b). In subsection (b), the words ‘‘may exercise command only’’ are substituted for the words ‘‘shall not be enti- tled * * * to command except’’. The words ‘‘by virtue of their rank’’ and ‘‘by competent authority’’ are omitted as surplusage. 10:166(e) (last 22 words of last sentence) is omitted as superseded by section 8012(e) of this title. 1958 ACT Revised section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 8579(b) ..... 10 App.:166b–3. Aug. 9, 1955, ch. 654, § 1, 69 Stat. 579. This amendment reflects the authority contained in section 8067(e) and (f) of this title to appoint male re- serve officers with a view to designation as Air Force nurses or medical specialists. Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 8579 of this title as this section and substituted ‘‘section 9067’’ for ‘‘section 8067’’. 1980—Pub. L. 96–513 substituted provision prohibiting an officer designated as a medical, dental, veterinary, medical service, or biomedical sciences officer or as a nurse from exercising command because of rank, except within the categories prescribed in section 8067(a) to (f) or (i) of this title, or over persons placed under his charge for provision prohibiting an officer designated as a medical, dental, veterinary, or medical service of- ficer from exercising command because of rank, except within categories prescribed in section 8067(a) to (d) of this title, and authorizing an Air Force nurse or med- ical specialist to exercise command only within his cat- egory, or over persons placed under his charge. 1958—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 85–861 struck out ‘‘woman’’ before ‘‘medical specialist’’, and substituted ‘‘his’’ for ‘‘her’’ in two places. 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. 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. § 9231. Command: chaplains An officer designated as a chaplain has rank without command. (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 531, § 8581; re- numbered § 9231, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 806(b)(7), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1832.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 8581 ......... 10:235. R.S. 1122. The words ‘‘and shall be on the same footing with other officers of the Army, as to tenure of office, retire- ment, and pensions’’ are omitted as obsolete, since there is no distinction between the status of a chaplain as an officer and the status of other officers of the Air Force. Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 8581 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. § 9233. Requirement of exemplary conduct All commanding officers and others in author- ity in the Air Force and in the Space Force are required— (1) to show in themselves a good example of virtue, honor, patriotism, and subordination; (2) to be vigilant in inspecting the conduct of all persons who are placed under their com- mand; (3) to guard against and suppress all disso- lute and immoral practices, and to correct, ac- cording to the laws and regulations of the Air Force or the Space Force, respectively, all per- sons who are guilty of them; and