Pay grades: assignment to; general rules

§ 201. Pay grades: assignment to; general rules (a) For the purpose of computing their basic pay, commissioned officers of the uniformed services (other than commissioned warrant officers) are assigned by the grade or rank in which serving to the following pay grades: Pay grade Army Air Force, and Marine Corps Navy, Coast Guard, and Coast and Geodetic Survey Public Health Service O–10 General Admiral O–9 Lieutenant general Vice admiral O–8 Major general Rear admiral (upper half) Surgeon General. Deputy Surgeon General. Assistant Surgeon General having rank of major general. O–7 Brigadier general Rear admiral (lower half) and commodore. Assistant Surgeon General having rank of brigadier general. O–6 Colonel Captain Director grade. O–5 Lieutenant colonel Commander Senior grade. O–4 Major Lieutenant commander Full grade. O–3 Captain Lieutenant Senior assistant grade. O–2 1st lieutenant Lieutenant (junior grade) Assistant grade. O–1 2d lieutenant Ensign Junior assistant grade. (b) A contract surgeon who is serving full time with a uniformed service is entitled to the basic pay of a commissioned officer in pay grade 0–2 with two or less years of service computed under section 205 of this title. (c) A cadet at the United States Military Academy, the United States Air Force Academy, or the Coast Guard Academy, or a midshipman at the United States Naval Academy, is entitled to monthly pay at the rate of 50 percent of the basic pay of a commissioned officer in pay grade 0–1 with two or less years of service computed under section 205 of this title. 76 Stat. 454 (d) For the purpose of computing their basic pay, warrant officers of the armed forces are assigned, by the warrant officer grade in which serving, to the following pay grades: Pay Grade Warrant Officer Grade W–4 Chief Warrant Officer, W–4 W–3 Chief Warrant Officer, W–3 W–2 Chief Warrant Officer, W–2 W–1 Warrant Officer, W–1 (e) An aviation cadet of the Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps is entitled to monthly basic pay at the rate of 50 percent of the basic pay of a commissioned officer in pay grade 0–1 with two or less years of service computed under section 205 of this title. (f) Unless he is entitled to the basic pay of a higher pay grade, an aviation pilot of the Naval Reserve, Marine Corps Reserve, or Coast Guard Reserve is entitled to monthly basic pay at the rate prescribed for pay grade E–5. (g) Except as provided by subsections (e) and (f) of this section, enlisted members of the uniformed services shall, for the purpose of computing their basic pay, be distributed by the Secretary concerned in the various enlisted pay grades set forth in section 203 of this title. However, except as provided by section 307 of this title, an enlisted member may not be placed in pay grade E–8 or E–9 until he has completed at least 8 years or 10 years, respectively, of enlisted service computed under section 205 of this title.