(a) Among warrant officer grades, warrant officers of a higher numerical designation are senior to warrant officer grades of a lower numerical designation.
(b) Warrant officers shall take precedence in the grade to which appointed in accordance with the dates of their commissions as commissioned officers in the Coast Guard in such grade. Precedence among warrant officers of the same grade who have the same date of commission shall be determined by regulations prescribed by the Secretary.
(Added Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title V, § 541(e)(1), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2766, § 215; renumbered § 2105, Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 112(b), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4216.)
Editorial Notes
Amendments2018—Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 215 of this title as this section.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective DateSection effective on the first day of the fourth month beginning after Oct. 5, 1994, see section 541(h) of Pub. L. 103–337, set out as an Effective Date of 1994 Amendment note under section 571 of Title 10, Armed Forces.
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