Article 1. Definitions

§ 801. Article 1. Definitions In this chapter: (1) “Judge Advocate General” means, severally, the Judge Advocates General of the Army, Navy, and Air Force and, except when the Coast Guard is operating as a service in the Navy, the General Counsel of the Department of the Treasury. (2) The Navy, the Marine Corps, and the Coast Guard when it is operating as a service in the Navy, shall be considered as one armed force. (3) “Commanding officer” includes only commissioned officers. (4) “Officer in charge” means a member of the Navy, the Marine Corps, or the Coast Guard designated as such by appropriate authority. (5) “Superior commissioned officer” means a commissioned officer superior in rank or command. 37 (6) “Cadet” means a cadet of the United States Military Academy, the United States Air Force Academy, or the United States Coast Guard Academy. (7) “Midshipman” means a midshipman of the United States Naval Academy and any other midshipman on active duty in the naval service. (8) “Military” refers to any or all of the armed forces. (9) “Accuser” means a person who signs and swears to charges, any person who directs that charges nominally be signed and sworn to by another, and any other person who has an interest other than an official interest in the prosecution of the accused. (10) “Law officer” means an official of a general court-martial detailed in accordance with section 826 of this title (article 26). (11) “Law specialist” means a commissioned officer of the Navy or Coast Guard designated for special duty (law). (12) “Legal officer” means any commissioned officer of the Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard designated to perform legal duties for a command.