Armed Forces General and Flag Officer Act of 1981

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Armed Forces General and Flag Officer Act of 1981 - Eliminates the requirement that officers appointed as senior members of the military staff committee of the United Nations be general and flag officers. Eliminates the statutory grade requirements for Army officers detailed to be Vice Chief of Staff, Deputy Chiefs of Staff, Assistant Chiefs of Staff, or Dean of the Academic Board of the United States Military Academy positions. Eliminates the statutory grade requirements for Navy officers detailed to be Naval Inspector General, Judge Advocate General, Chief of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery Dental Division, Chief of Chaplains, or Chief of Naval Research. Eliminates the statutory grade requirements for Air Force officers detailed to be Surgeon General of the Air Force or Dean of the Faculty at the United States Air Force Academy. Codifies the provision relating to the appointment of the Attending Physician to the United States Congress. Eliminates the title Brigadier General, Corps of Engineers, for the President of the Mississippi River Commission. Amends the Department of Defense Appropriation Authorization Act, 1978 to extend from October 1, 1981, to September 30, 1982, the …