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[CITE: 10USC5942]

 
                         TITLE 10--ARMED FORCES
 
                    Subtitle C--Navy and Marine Corps
 
                           PART II--PERSONNEL
 
                    CHAPTER 551--OFFICERS IN COMMAND
 
Sec. 5942. Aviation commands: eligibility

    (a) To be eligible to command an aircraft carrier or an aircraft 
tender, an officer must be an officer in the line of the Navy who is 
designated as a naval aviator or naval flight officer and who is 
otherwise qualified.
    (b) To be eligible to command a naval aviation school, a naval air 
station, or a naval aviation unit organized for flight tactical 
purposes, an officer must be an officer in the line of the Navy 
designated as a naval aviator or naval flight officer.
    (c) To be eligible to command a Marine Corps aviation school, a 
Marine Corps air station, or a Marine Corps aviation unit organized for 
flight tactical purposes, an officer must be an officer of the Marine 
Corps designated as a naval aviator or naval flight officer.

(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 371; Pub. L. 91-198, Sec. 1(1), Feb. 
26, 1970, 84 Stat. 15.)

                                          Historical and Revision Notes
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            Revised section                      Source (U.S. Code)            
   Source (Statutes at Large)
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5942(a)...............................  34 U.S.C. 735 (5th par.).            Ju
ne 24, 1926, ch. 668, Sec.  3
                                                                              (
5th par.), 44 Stat. 767.
5942(b)...............................  34 U.S.C. 735 (4th par.).            Ju
ne 24, 1926, ch. 668, Sec.  3
                                                                              (
4th par.), 44 Stat. 767.
5942(c)...............................  34 U.S.C. 735 (7th par.).            Ju
ne 24, 1926, ch. 668, Sec.  3
                                                                              (
7th par.), 44 Stat. 767.
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    The last proviso of Sec. 8 of the Act of July 12, 1921, ch. 44 (34 
U.S.C. 734), was superseded by paragraphs 4, 5, and 7 of Sec. 3 of the 
Act of June 24, 1926, ch. 668 (34 U.S.C. 735), insofar as ships and 
activities mentioned in those paragraphs are concerned. The requirements 
of this section are stated as conditions of eligibility for clarity.


                               Amendments

    1970--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 91-198 substituted ``naval flight 
officer'' for ``naval aviation observer''.
    Subsecs. (b), (c). Pub. L. 91-198 inserted ``or naval flight 
officer'' after ``naval aviator''.
