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174 (b) Of the authorized strength of the Women's Medical Specialist Corps in commissioned officers on the active list of the Regular Army, not more than 5 percent may be in the regular grade of major. The Secretary of the Army shall prescribe the authorized strength of the Women's Medical Specialist Corps in officers on the active list in the regular grade of captain. § 3209. Regular Army: commissioned officers on active list; other branches; Women's Army Corps (a) Except for the Army Nurse Corps and the Women's Medical Specialist Corps, the authorized strength of each branch in commissioned officers on the active list of the Regular Army is that prescribed by the Secretary of the Army. However, the strength so prescribed— (1) for the Judge Advocate General's Corps, may not be less than 15/1,000 of the authorized strength of the Regular Army in commissioned officers on the active list; and (2) for the Corps of Engineers, may not be less than 788. (b) The authorized strength of the Women's Army Corps in commissioned officers on the active list of the Regular Army is that prescribed by the Secretary. However, the strength so prescribed may not be more than 2 percent of the authorized strength of the Regular Army in commissioned officers on the active list. § 3210. Regular Army: strength in grade; general officers (a) The authorized strength of the Regular Army in general officers on the active list, exclusive of the number authorized for the Army Medical Service and the Chaplains, is 75/10,000 of the authorized strength of the Regular Army in commissioned officers on the active list, exclusive of the number of commissioned officers on the active list authorized for the Army Medical Service and the Chaplains. Of this authorized strength, not more than one-half may be in a regular grade above brigadier general. (b) The authorized strength of each of the following branches— (1) the Medical Corps; (2) the Dental Corps; (3) the Veterinary Corps; and (4) the Chaplains; in general officers on the active list of the Regular Army is 5/1,000 of the authorized strength of the branch concerned in commissioned officers on the active list of the Regular Army. Not more than onehalf of the authorized strength in general officers in such a branch may be in a regular grade above brigadier general. (c) The number of general officers authorized for the active list of the Regular Army by subsections (a) and (b) may not be more than 205. Of this total there may not be more than— (1) 12 in the Medical Corps, of whom not more than 6 may be in a regular grade above brigadier general; (2) 3 in the Dental Corps, of whom not more than 2 may be in a regular grade above brigadier general; (3) 1 in the Veterinary Corps, in the regular grade of brigadier general: (4) 1 in the Chaplains, in the regular grade of major general or brigadier general; and
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