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Title 10 of the United States Code

Title 10 of the United States Code outlines the role of armed forces

Military of the United States

The United States Armed Forces are the overall unified armed forces of the United States. The United States military was first formed by the second Second Continental Congress to defend the new nation against the British Empire in the American Revolutionary War....
in the United States Code

United States Code

The United States Code is a compilation and codification of the general and permanent federal law of the United States. ...
.

It provides the legal basis for the roles, missions and organization of each of the services as well as the United States Department of Defense

United States Department of Defense

The United States Department of Defense is the federal department charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government relating directly to national security and the Military of the United States....
. Each of the five subtitles deals with a separate aspect or component of the armed services.

The current Title 10 was the result of an overhaul and renumbering of the former Title 10 and Title 34

Title 34 of the United States Code

Title 34 of the United States Code outlined the role of the United States Navy in the United States Code prior to 1956. It was entirely repealed when the laws within it were either eliminated or moved into the new revision of Title 10 of the United States Code by an act of Congress on 1956-08-10....
into one title by an act of Congress

Act of Congress

An act of Congress is a statute enacted by the United States government....
on 1956-08-10.

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Title 10 of the United States Code outlines the role of armed forces

Military of the United States

The United States Armed Forces are the overall unified armed forces of the United States. The United States military was first formed by the second Second Continental Congress to defend the new nation against the British Empire in the American Revolutionary War....
in the United States Code

United States Code

The United States Code is a compilation and codification of the general and permanent federal law of the United States. ...
.

It provides the legal basis for the roles, missions and organization of each of the services as well as the United States Department of Defense

United States Department of Defense

The United States Department of Defense is the federal department charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government relating directly to national security and the Military of the United States....
. Each of the five subtitles deals with a separate aspect or component of the armed services.

Subtitle A -- General Military Law
Uniform Code of Military Justice

The Uniform Code of Military Justice is the foundation of military law in the United States. The UCMJ applies to all members of the Uniformed services of the United States: the United States Air Force, United States Army, United States Coast Guard, United States Marine Corps, United States Navy, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administratio...
Subtitle B -- Army
United States Army

The United States Army is the branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for Army operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S....
Subtitle C -- Navy
United States Navy

The United States Navy is the navy of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy currently has approximately 331,682 personnel on active duty as of 31 December 2008 and 124,000 in the United States Navy Reserve....
And Marine Corps
United States Marine Corps

The United States Marine Corps is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for providing Military power projection from the sea, using the mobility of the United States Navy to rapidly deliver Marine Air-Ground Task Force....
Subtitle D -- Air Force
United States Air Force

The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare branch of the Military of the United States and one of the uniformed services of the United States....
Subtitle E -- Reserve Components
Reserve Component of the Armed Forces of the United States

The reserve component of the United States Department of Defense and United States Department of Homeland Security are military organizations with Reservist who generally perform a minimum of 39 days of military duty per year and who augment the active duty military when necessary....

The current Title 10 was the result of an overhaul and renumbering of the former Title 10 and Title 34

Title 34 of the United States Code

Title 34 of the United States Code outlined the role of the United States Navy in the United States Code prior to 1956. It was entirely repealed when the laws within it were either eliminated or moved into the new revision of Title 10 of the United States Code by an act of Congress on 1956-08-10....
into one title by an act of Congress

Act of Congress

An act of Congress is a statute enacted by the United States government....
on 1956-08-10.

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Cornell University

Cornell University located in Ithaca, New York, USA, is a private university with four Statutory college. Its two medical campuses are in New York City and Education City, Qatar....