Quartermaster General: appointment; term, pay and allowances

§ 5204. Quartermaster General: appointment; term, pay and allowances (a) The Quartermaster General of the Marine Corps is the head of the Supply Department of the Marine Corps. He shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the 293 Senate, for a term of four years, from officers on the active list of the Marine Corps in the grade of brigadier general who are designated for supply duty. (b) The Quartermaster General, while so serving, has the rank of major general. However, he is counted as a brigadier general designated for supply duty for the purposes of sections 5443 and 5448 of this title.