Tap any paragraph to write a margin note. Your notes collect in the Desk below the text and file under cases with @. The side-by-side margin rail opens on a larger screen.

Code · U.S. Code · Title 10 - ARMED FORCES · CHAPTER 60— SEPARATION OF REGULAR OFFICERS FOR SUBSTANDARD PERFORMANCE OF DUTY OR FOR CERTAIN OTHER REASONS · § 1181

§ 1181. Authority to establish procedures to consider the separation of officers for substandard performance of duty and for certain other reasons

620 words·~3 min read·/usc/title-10/section-1181

A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.

(a)Subject to such limitations as the Secretary of Defense may prescribe, the Secretary of the military department concerned shall prescribe, by regulation, procedures for the review at any time of the record of any commissioned officer (other than a commissioned warrant officer or a retired officer) of the Regular Army, Regular Navy, Regular Air Force, Regular Marine Corps, or Regular Space Force to determine whether such officer shall be required, because his performance of duty has fallen below standards prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, to show cause for his retention on active duty.
(b)Subject to such limitations as the Secretary of Defense may prescribe, the Secretary of the military department concerned shall prescribe, by regulation, procedures for the review at any time of the record of any commissioned officer (other than a commissioned warrant officer or a retired officer) of the Regular Army, Regular Navy, Regular Air Force, Regular Marine Corps, or Regular Space Force to determine whether such officer should be required, because of misconduct, because of moral or professional dereliction, or because his retention is not clearly consistent with the interests of national security, to show cause for his retention on active duty.
(Added Pub. L. 96–513, title I, § 110, Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2872; amended Pub. L. 98–525, title V, § 524(b)(1), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2524; Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, § 924(b)(4)(J), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3822.)
Connections19 cite this · traces to 4
Cited by 19 sections · top 11
9 references not yet in our index
  • Pub. L. 96–513, title I, § 110
  • 94 Stat. 2872
  • Pub. L. 98–525, title V, § 524(b)(1)
  • 98 Stat. 2524
  • 134 Stat. 3822
  • Pub. L. 98–525
  • Pub. L. 98–525, title V, § 524(b)(3)
  • section 701 of Pub. L. 96–513
  • Pub. L. 96–513
Citation graph
cites case law
§ 1181
Authority to establish procedures to consider the separation of officers for substandard performance of duty and for certain other reasons
U.S.C.×16
Stat.×3
Pub. L.Pub. L. 96–513, title I, § 110
Stat.94 Stat. 2872
Pub. L.Pub. L. 98–525, title V, § 524(b)(1)
Stat.98 Stat. 2524
Stat.134 Stat. 3822
Cites 13 · showing 9Cited by 19 across 2 sources
★   the supreme law of the land   ★
Don't Tread on Me
E Pluribus Unum — out of many, one

"If you don't know your rights, you don't have any."

Marginalia · a citizen's law index
A research desk, not legal advice. Always read the cited source before relying on a summary.
Questions or an issue? support@self-law.org
disclaimerMarginalia is a research index, not a law firm. Nothing on this site is legal, tax, or financial advice and no attorney–client relationship is formed by using it. Statutes, regulations, and case law change; summaries, search results, AI output, and member posts may be incomplete, out of date, or wrong. Any interpretation drawn from material on this site should be validated by a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction before you act on it.