§ 741 Rank: commissioned officers of the armed forces
§ 742 Rank: warrant officers
§ 743 Rank: Chief of Staff of the Army; Chief of Naval Operations; Chief of Staff of the Air Force; Commandant of the Marine Corps; Chief of Space Operations
§ 747 Command: when different commands of Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, and Coast Guard join
§ 749 Command: commissioned officers in same grade or corresponding grades on duty at same place
§ 750 Command: retired officers

Terms Used In U.S. Code > Title 10 > Subtitle A > Part II > Chapter 43 - Rank and Command

  • Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
  • agricultural research: means research in the food and agricultural sciences. See 7 USC 3103
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Department of Agriculture: means the United States Department of Agriculture. See 7 USC 3103
  • extension: means the informal education programs conducted in the States in cooperation with the Department of Agriculture. See 7 USC 3103
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • individual: shall include every infant member of the species homo sapiens who is born alive at any stage of development. See 1 USC 8
  • land-grant colleges and universities: means those institutions eligible to receive funds under the Act of July 2, 1862 (12 Stat. See 7 USC 3103
  • officer: includes any person authorized by law to perform the duties of the office. See 1 USC 1
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Secretary: means the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States. See 7 USC 3103
  • State: means &mdash. See 7 USC 3103
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.