10 U.S.C. § 2153

Current through P.L. 118-78 (published on www.congress.gov on 07/30/2024)

Section 2153 - Capstone course: newly selected general and flag officers

(a) REQUIREMENT.-Each officer selected for promotion to the grade of brigadier general or, in the case of the Navy or the commissioned officer corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, rear admiral (lower half) shall be required, after such selection, to attend a military education course designed specifically to prepare new general and flag officers to work with the other uniformed services.

(b) WAIVER AUTHORITY.-

(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of Commerce, as applicable, may waive subsection (a)-

(A) in the case of an officer whose immediately previous assignment was in a joint duty assignment and who is thoroughly familiar with joint matters;

(B) when necessary for the good of the service;

(C) in the case of an officer whose proposed selection for promotion is based primarily upon scientific and technical qualifications for which joint requirements do not exist (as determined under regulations prescribed under section 619(e)(4)¹ of this title); and

(D) in the case of a medical officer, dental officer, veterinary officer, medical service officer, nurse, biomedical science officer, or chaplain.

(2) The authority of the Secretary of Defense to grant a waiver under paragraph (1) may only be delegated to the Deputy Secretary of Defense, an Under Secretary of Defense, or an Assistant Secretary of Defense. Such a waiver may be granted only on a case-by-case basis in the case of an individual officer.

¹See References in Text note below.

10 U.S.C. § 2153

Added Pub. L. 108-375, div. A, title V, §532(a)(2), Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 1897; amended Pub. L. 116-259, §205(b)(3), Dec. 23, 2020, 134 Stat. 1167.

EDITORIAL NOTES

REFERENCES IN TEXTSection 619(e)(4) of this title, referred to in subsec. (b)(1)(C), was repealed by Pub. L. 103-160, div. A, title IX, §931(b), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1734. See section 619a(f) of this title.

AMENDMENTS2020-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 116-259, §205(b)(3)(A), inserted "or the commissioned officer corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration" after "in the case of the Navy" and substituted "other uniformed services" for "other armed forces".Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 116-259, §205(b)(3)(B), inserted "or the Secretary of Commerce, as applicable," after "the Secretary of Defense" in introductory provisions.

armed forces: The term "armed forces" means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, and Coast Guard.
commissioned officer: The term "commissioned officer" includes a commissioned warrant officer.
dental officer: The term "dental officer" means an officer of the Dental Corps of the Army, an officer of the Dental Corps of the Navy, or an officer of the Air Force designated as a dental officer.
grade: The term "grade" means a step or degree, in a graduated scale of office or military rank, that is established and designated as a grade by law or regulation.
medical officer: The term "medical officer" means an officer of the Medical Corps of the Army, an officer of the Medical Corps of the Navy, or an officer in the Air Force designated as a medical officer.
officer: The term "officer" means a commissioned or warrant officer.
uniformed services: The term "uniformed services" means-(A) the armed forces;(B) the commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and(C) the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service.