The Secretary of the Navy may detail as the Deputy Chief of Chaplains an officer of the Chaplain Corps in the grade of commander or above who is on active duty and who has served on active duty in the Chaplain Corps for at least eight years.
Structure US Code
Subtitle C— Navy and Marine Corps
CHAPTER 809— BUREAUS; OFFICE OF THE JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL
§ 8071. Bureaus: names; location
§ 8072. Bureaus: distribution of business; orders; records; expenses
§ 8075. Bureau Chiefs: succession to duties
§ 8077. Surgeon General: appointment; duties
§ 8078. Bureau of Medicine and Surgery: Dental Corps; Chief; functions
§ 8079. Appointment of chiropractors in the Medical Service Corps
§ 8081. Chief of Naval Personnel; Deputy Chief of Naval Personnel
§ 8082. Chaplain Corps and Chief of Chaplains
§ 8082a. Deputy Chief of Chaplains
§ 8083. Office of Navy Reserve: appointment of Chief
§ 8084. Office of Marine Forces Reserve: appointment of Commander