Collapse to view only § 9110. Regular Air Force: strength in grade; general officers
§ 9110. Regular Air Force: strength in grade; general officers
(a) Subject to section 526 of this title, the authorized strength of the Regular Air Force in general officers on the active-duty list is 75/10,000 of the authorized strength of the Regular Air Force in commissioned officers on the active-duty list. Of this authorized strength, not more than one-half may be in a regular grade above brigadier general.
(b) When the application of subsection (a) results in a fraction, a fraction of one-half or more is counted as one, and a fraction of less than one-half is disregarded.
(c) General officers on the active-duty list of the Regular Air Force who are specifically authorized by law to hold a civil office under the United States, or an instrumentality thereof, are not counted in determining authorized strength under this section.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 500, § 8210; Pub. L. 85–861, § 1(161), Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1514; Pub. L. 96–513, title V, § 504(7), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2916; Pub. L. 102–190, div. A, title X, § 1061(a)(23)(A), Dec. 5, 1991, 105 Stat. 1473; renumbered § 9110, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 806(b)(1), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1832.)