--- kind: "section" citation: "10 U.S.C. § 1725" title: "10" title_heading: "Armed Forces" number: "1725" heading: "Senior Military Acquisition Advisors" release: "119-102" date: "2026-07-12" url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/10/1725" units: - "Subtitle A — General Military Law" - "Part II — Personnel" - "Chapter 87 — Defense Acquisition Workforce" - "Subchapter II — Acquisition Positions and Acquisition Workforce Career Fields" --- # §1725. Senior Military Acquisition Advisors - (a) **Position.—** - (1) **In general.—** The [Secretary](/usc/10/4951.md?p=3) of Defense may establish in the [acquisition workforce](/usc/10/101.md?p=a-18) a position to be known as “Senior [Military](/usc/10/801.md?p=8) Acquisition Advisor”. - (2) **Appointment.—** A Senior [Military](/usc/10/801.md?p=8) Acquisition Advisor shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. - (3) **Scope of position.—** An [officer](/usc/10/101.md?p=b-1) who is appointed as a Senior [Military](/usc/10/801.md?p=8) Acquisition Advisor— - (A) shall serve as an advisor to, and provide senior level acquisition expertise to, the [service acquisition executive](/usc/10/101.md?p=a-10) of that [officer](/usc/10/101.md?p=b-1)’s [military](/usc/10/801.md?p=8) [department](/usc/10/101.md?p=a-6) in accordance with this section; and - (B) shall be assigned as an adjunct professor at the Defense Acquisition University. - (b) **Continuation on Active Duty.—** An [officer](/usc/10/101.md?p=b-1) who is appointed as a Senior [Military](/usc/10/801.md?p=8) Acquisition Advisor may continue on [active duty](/usc/10/101.md?p=d-1) while serving in such position without regard to any mandatory retirement date that would otherwise be applicable to that [officer](/usc/10/101.md?p=b-1) by reason of years of service or age. An [officer](/usc/10/101.md?p=b-1) who is continued on [active duty](/usc/10/101.md?p=d-1) pursuant to this section is not eligible for consideration for selection for promotion. - (c) **Retired Grade.—** Upon retirement, an [officer](/usc/10/101.md?p=b-1) who is a Senior [Military](/usc/10/801.md?p=8) Acquisition Advisor may, in the discretion of the President, be retired in the [grade](/usc/10/101.md?p=b-7) of brigadier general or rear admiral (lower half) if— - (1) the [officer](/usc/10/101.md?p=b-1) has served as a Senior [Military](/usc/10/801.md?p=8) Acquisition Advisor for a period of not less than three years; and - (2) the [officer](/usc/10/101.md?p=b-1)’s service as a Senior [Military](/usc/10/801.md?p=8) Acquisition Advisor has been distinguished. - (d) **Selection and Tenure.—** - (1) **In general.—** Selection of an [officer](/usc/10/101.md?p=b-1) for recommendation for appointment as a Senior [Military](/usc/10/801.md?p=8) Acquisition Advisor shall be made competitively, and shall be based upon demonstrated experience and expertise in acquisition. - (2) **Officers eligible.—** [Officers](/usc/10/101.md?p=b-1) shall be selected for recommendation for appointment as Senior [Military](/usc/10/801.md?p=8) Acquisition Advisors from among [officers](/usc/10/101.md?p=b-1) in the [acquisition workforce](/usc/10/101.md?p=a-18) serving in critical acquisition positions who are serving in the [grade](/usc/10/101.md?p=b-7) of colonel or, in the case of the Navy, captain, and who have at least 12 years of acquisition experience. An [officer](/usc/10/101.md?p=b-1) selected for recommendation for appointment as a Senior [Military](/usc/10/801.md?p=8) Acquisition Advisor shall have at least 30 years of active commissioned service at the time of appointment. - (3) **Term.—** The appointment of an [officer](/usc/10/101.md?p=b-1) as a Senior [Military](/usc/10/801.md?p=8) Acquisition Advisor shall be for a term of not longer than five years. - (e) **Limitation.—** - (1) **Limitation on number and distribution.—** There may not be more than 15 Senior [Military](/usc/10/801.md?p=8) Acquisition Advisors at any time, of whom— - (A) not more than five may be [officers](/usc/10/101.md?p=b-1) of the Army; - (B) not more than five may be [officers](/usc/10/101.md?p=b-1) of the Navy and Marine Corps; and - (C) not more than five may be [officers](/usc/10/101.md?p=b-1) of the Air Force and Space Force. - (2) **Number in each military department.—** Subject to [paragraph (1)](#e-1), the number of Senior [Military](/usc/10/801.md?p=8) Acquisition Advisors for each [military](/usc/10/801.md?p=8) [department](/usc/10/101.md?p=a-6) shall be as required and identified by the [service acquisition executive](/usc/10/101.md?p=a-10) of such [military](/usc/10/801.md?p=8) [department](/usc/10/101.md?p=a-6) and approved by the Under [Secretary](/usc/10/4951.md?p=3) of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment. - (f) **Advice to Service Acquisition Executive.—** An [officer](/usc/10/101.md?p=b-1) who is a Senior [Military](/usc/10/801.md?p=8) Acquisition Advisor shall have as the [officer](/usc/10/101.md?p=b-1)’s primary duty providing strategic, technical, and programmatic advice to the [service acquisition executive](/usc/10/101.md?p=a-10) of the [officer](/usc/10/101.md?p=b-1)’s [military](/usc/10/801.md?p=8) [department](/usc/10/101.md?p=a-6) on matters pertaining to the Defense Acquisition System, including matters pertaining to [procurement](/usc/10/3011.md?p=1), research and development, advanced technology, test and evaluation, production, [program](/usc/10/2101.md?p=1) management, systems engineering, and lifecycle logistics. ## Source credit (Added Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title VIII, § 866(a)(1), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2305; amended Pub. L. 116–92, div. A, title VIII, § 861(j)(9), title IX, § 902(19), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 1520, 1545; Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, § 924(b)(28), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3825.) ## Notes ### Editorial Notes ### Prior Provisions A prior section 1725, added Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title XII, § 1202(a), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1643, which related to Office of Personnel Management approval, was repealed by Pub. L. 108–136, div. A, title VIII, § 832(a), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1550; amended Pub. L. 108–375, div. A, title X, § 1084(f)(1), Oct. 28, 2004, 118 Stat. 2064. ### Amendments 2021—Subsec. (e)(1)(C). Pub. L. 116–283 inserted “and Space Force” before period at end. 2019—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 116–92, § 861(j)(9)(A), substituted “acquisition workforce” for “Defense Acquisition Corps”. Subsec. (d)(2). Pub. L. 116–92, § 861(j)(9)(B), substituted “in the acquisition workforce serving in critical acquisition positions” for “of the Defense Acquisition Corps”. Subsec. (e)(2). Pub. L. 116–92, § 902(19), substituted “Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment” for “Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics”.