10 U.S.C. § 8001 — Definitions

(a) In this subtitle: (1) "Navy" means the United States Navy, including the Regular Navy, the Fleet Reserve, and the Navy Reserve. (2) "Marine Corps" means the United States Marine Corps, including the Regular Marine Corps, the Fleet Marine Corps Reserve, and the Marine Corps Reserve. (3) "Member of the naval service" means anyone appointed, enlisted, inducted, or conscripted into the Navy or Marine Corps. (4) "Enlisted member" means a member of the naval service serving in an enlisted grade or rating. Unless stated otherwise, it does not include a member who holds a permanent enlisted grade but has a temporary commissioned or warrant officer appointment. (5) "Officer" means a member serving in a commissioned or warrant officer grade. Unless stated otherwise, this includes a member with a permanent enlisted grade who has a temporary commissioned or warrant officer appointment. (6) "Commissioned officer" means a member serving in a grade above warrant officer, W-1. Unless stated otherwise, this includes a member with a permanent enlisted grade, or the permanent grade of warrant officer W-1, who has a temporary appointment above W-1. (7) "Warrant officer" means a member serving in a warrant officer grade. Unless stated otherwise, this includes a member with a permanent enlisted grade who has a temporary warrant officer appointment. (8) "Officer restricted in the performance of duty" means a Navy officer designated for engineering duty, aeronautical engineering duty, special duty, or limited duty, or a Marine Corps officer designated for limited duty. (b) For this subtitle, unless stated otherwise, a member of the naval service holding a temporary appointment in a higher grade than their permanent grade is treated as serving in that higher grade.