{"data":{"id":"us/10-u.s.c.-8101","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"10 U.S.C. § 8101","heading":"Prescribed number; vacancies","body":"In this chapter, the term “prescribed number” or “number . . . prescribed” as applied to a grade, means the number of officers of a described corps, designation, or other category that shall be maintained in the grade concerned. Except as otherwise specifically provided, the actual number of officers in a grade may not exceed the prescribed number. Vacancies occur whenever, and to the extent that, the actual number falls below the prescribed number.","path":["Title 10—ARMED FORCES","CHAPTER 811—DISTRIBUTION IN GRADE"],"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":"2b4a9f52610c962f7a9d01beebf0f3109674ed61d8f451e911a932b53a495d83","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/10-u.s.c.-8090","next":"us/10-u.s.c.-8102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}