{"data":{"id":"us/10-u.s.c.-8048","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"10 U.S.C. § 8048","heading":"Medical Officer of the Marine Corps","body":"(a) There is a Medical Officer of the Marine Corps who shall be appointed from among flag officers of the Navy. (b) The Medical Officer of the Marine Corps, while so serving, shall hold the grade of rear admiral (lower half).","path":["Title 10—ARMED FORCES","CHAPTER 806—HEADQUARTERS, MARINE CORPS"],"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":"ea69d1d86e6a44b35307c6011b4004714432732f510dd72e4d5125542b6539bf","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/10-u.s.c.-8047","next":"us/10-u.s.c.-8061"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}