10 U.S.C. § 643 — Chaplains: discharge or retirement upon loss of professional qualifications
submitted 46 years ago by Pub. L. 96-513 to r/title-10-ARMED-FORCES · 54 words · no verdicts yet
A commissioned Army, Navy, or Air Force officer on active duty who is a chaplain may be discharged, or retired if eligible, for failing to maintain the professional qualifications needed for the job.
Under regulations issued by the Secretary of Defense, a commissioned officer* on the Army*, Navy, or Air Force active-duty list* who is appointed or designated as a chaplain may be discharged if the officer* fails to maintain the qualifications needed to perform the professional function. If the officer is eligible for retirement, the officer may instead be retired.
Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, a commissioned officer* on the active-duty list* of the Army*, Navy, or Air Force who is appointed or designated as a chaplain may, if he fails to maintain the qualifications needed to perform his professional function, be discharged or, if eligible for retirement, may be retired.
Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 96–513, title I, § 105, Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2867.)
- 1980Enacted · Pub. L. 96-513 · 94 Stat. 2867
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