{"data":{"id":"us/10-u.s.c.-643","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"10 U.S.C. § 643","heading":"Chaplains: discharge or retirement upon loss of professional qualifications","body":"Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, a commissioned officer on the active-duty list of the Army, Navy, or Air Force who is appointed or designated as a chaplain may, if he fails to maintain the qualifications needed to perform his professional function, be discharged or, if eligible for retirement, may be retired.","path":["Title 10—ARMED FORCES","CHAPTER 36—PROMOTION, SEPARATION, AND INVOLUNTARY RETIREMENT OF OFFICERS ON THE ACTIVE-DUTY LIST"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc10@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:56:10Z","sha256":"1c0072f24b416a09edfb29013ce7023f2ff5c1d910ec68c08cfaf2f6cf059e60","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/10-u.s.c.-642","next":"us/10-u.s.c.-644"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}