Collapse to view only § 9160. Warrant officers: original appointment; qualifications
§ 9151. Commissioned officer grades
The commissioned grades in the Regular Air Force and in the Space Force are:
(1) Major general.
(2) Brigadier general.
(3) Colonel.
(4) Lieutenant colonel.
(5) Major.
(6) Captain.
(7) First lieutenant.
(8) Second lieutenant.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 507, § 8281; renumbered § 9151, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 806(b)(3), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1832; Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title XVII, § 1741(a)(1), Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 679.)
§ 9160. Warrant officers: original appointment; qualifications
Original appointments as warrant officers in the Regular Air Force or the Space Force shall be made from persons who have served on active duty at least one year in the Air Force or the Space Force.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 518, § 8310; renumbered § 9160, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 806(b)(3), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1832; Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, § 923(c)(3)(A), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3810; Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title XVII, § 1721(a)(3), Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 665.)