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• United States Code
• TITLE 10 - ARMED FORCES
• SUBTITLE C - NAVY AND MARINE CORPS
• PART I - ORGANIZATION
• CHAPTER 513 - BUREAUS; OFFICE OF THE JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL

      (a) The Chief of the Bureau of Naval Personnel shall be known as
    the Chief of Naval Personnel. The Chief of Naval Personnel shall be
    appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of
    the Senate, for a term of four years, from officers on the
    active-duty list in the line of the Navy not below the grade of
    commander.
      (b) The Deputy Chief of the Bureau of Naval Personnel shall be
    known as the Deputy Chief of Naval Personnel. An officer on the
    active-duty list in the line of the Navy not below the grade of
    commander may be detailed as Deputy Chief of Naval Personnel.