Navy: staff corps officers on the active list

§ 5404. Navy: staff corps officers on the active list (a) The authorized strength of the active list of the Navy in officers in the Supply Corps and the Civil Engineer Corps is equal to 12 percent and 3 percent, respectively, of the authorized strength of the active list of the Navy in line officers authorized by section 5403 of this title. (b) The Secretary of the Navy, as of January 1 of each year, shall compute the authorized strength of the active list of the Navy in officers in the Medical Corps, the Dental Corps, the Chaplain Corps, the Medical Service Corps, and the Nurse Corps. The authorized strength in each of these corps is equal to the applicable percentage of the sum of— (1) the authorized strengths of the active lists of the Navy and the Marine Corps authorized by sections 5403, 5405, and this section; (2) the authorized strengths of the Regular Navy and the Regular Marine Corps in enlisted members authorized by sections 6401 and 6402 of this title; (3) the authorized strength of the Navy in midshipmen at the Naval Academy; (4) the actual number of officers holding permanent appointments in warrant officer grades in the Regular Navy and the Regular Marine Corps, excluding retired officers; and 298 (5) the actual number of midshipmen on active duty appointed under section 6906 of this title. The percentages are: (1) Medical Corps_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 65/100 of 1 percent. (2) Dental Corps_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2/10 of 1 percent. (3) Chaplain Corps_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 125/1000 of 1 percent. (4) Medical Service Corps_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 13/100 of 1 percent (5) Nurse Corps_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 6/10 of 1 percent. The authorized strength of the active list of the Navy in officers in these corps may not be varied between computations.