(a) The Superintendent and the Commandant of Cadets of the Academy shall be detailed to those positions by the President from any branch of the Army. Other officers on duty at the Academy, except the permanent professors, may be detailed from any branch of the Army.
(b) The permanent professors of the Academy shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
(c) The director of admissions of the Academy shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and shall perform such duties as the Superintendent of the Academy may prescribe with the approval of the Secretary of the Army.
(d) Any officer of the Regular Army in a grade above captain may be detailed to perform the duties of director of admissions without being appointed as director of admissions. Such a detail does not affect his position on the active-duty list.
(e) No graduate of the Academy may be appointed or detailed to serve at the Academy as a professor or instructor, or as an assistant to a professor or instructor, within two years after his graduation.
Structure US Code
CHAPTER 753— UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY
§ 7431. Establishment; Superintendent; faculty
§ 7432. Departments and professors: titles
§ 7433. Superintendent; faculty: appointment and detail
§ 7433a. Superintendent: condition for detail to position
§ 7434. Command and supervision
§ 7435. Dean of Academic Board
§ 7436. Permanent professors; director of admissions
§ 7438. Civilian faculty: number; compensation
§ 7441. Faculty and other officers: leaves of absence
§ 7441a. Cadets: appointment by the President
§ 7442. Cadets: appointment; numbers, territorial distribution
§ 7443. Cadets: appointment; to bring Corps to full strength
§ 7446. Cadets: requirements for admission
§ 7447. Cadets; nominees: effect of redistricting of States
§ 7448. Cadets: agreement to serve as officer
§ 7449. Cadets: organization of Corps; service; instruction
§ 7450. Cadets: clothing and equipment
§ 7451. Cadets: deficiencies in conduct or studies; effect of failure on successor
§ 7453. Cadets: degree and commission on graduation
§ 7454. Buildings and grounds: memorial hall; buildings for religious worship
§ 7457. Acceptance of guarantees with gifts for major projects
§ 7460. Cadets: charges and fees for attendance; limitation