The continuity of an officer’s precedence on the active duty promotion list, date of rank, grade, pay, and allowances as a vice admiral or admiral shall not be interrupted by the termination of an appointment for the purpose of reappointment to another position as a vice admiral or admiral.
(Added Pub. L. 97–322, title I, § 115(a)(1), Oct. 15, 1982, 96 Stat. 1585, § 52; amended Pub. L. 101–225, title II, § 203(1), Dec. 12, 1989, 103 Stat. 1911; Pub. L. 111–281, title V, § 511(d), (f)(2), Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 2952, 2953; renumbered § 307, Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 104(b), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4196; Pub. L. 119–60, div. G, title LXXII, § 7201(b), (e)(4), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1675, 1678.)
Editorial Notes
Prior ProvisionsA prior section 307, act Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, 63 Stat. 519, provided for compulsory retirement of warrant officers after thirty years’ service, upon recommendation of a personnel board, prior to repeal by act May 29, 1954, ch. 249, § 20(o), 68 Stat. 167, and by Pub. L. 88–130, § 1(10)(A), Sept. 24, 1963, 77 Stat. 177.
Amendments2025—Pub. L. 119–60, § 7201(b), renumbered section 307 of this title as this section, resulting in no change.
Pub. L. 119–60, § 7201(e)(4), which directed substitution of “Admirals” for “Admiral” in the section catchline, was executed by substituting “admirals” for “admiral” after “and”, to reflect the probable intent of Congress.
2018—Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 52 of this title as this section.
2010—Pub. L. 111–281 substituted “Vice admirals and admiral, continuity of grade” for “Vice admirals, continuity of grade” in section catchline and inserted “or admiral” after “allowances as a vice admiral” in text.
1989—Pub. L. 101–225 inserted “or admiral” after “position as a vice admiral”.