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10 U.S.C. § 20201 — Original appointments: how made

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10 U.S.C. § 20201 — Original appointments: how made

**(a) In General.—** The provisions of [section 531 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section531&num=0&edition=prelim) shall apply to original appointments of commissioned officers in the Space Force. **(b) Grade Upon Appointment.—** (1) The grade of a person receiving an appointment under this section who at the time of appointment is credited with service under [section 20203 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section20203&num=0&edition=prelim) shall be determined under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Defense based upon the amount of service credited. (2) The grade of a person receiving an appointment under this section who at the time of the appointment is a commissioned officer of a reserve component shall be determined under [section 20203(e) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section20203/e&num=0&edition=prelim).

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10 U.S.C. § 20203 — Original appointments: service credit

**(a) In General.—** The provisions of [section 533 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section533&num=0&edition=prelim) shall apply to the crediting of prior active commissioned service for original appointments of commissioned officers. **(b) Credit for Prior Service.—** (1) For the purpose of determining the grade and rank within grade of a person receiving an original appointment in a commissioned grade in the Space Force, such person shall be credited at the time of such appointment with any commissioned service (other than service as a commissioned warrant officer) that the person performed before such appointment— (A) as a Space Force officer on active duty or in a space force active status; or (B) as a regular officer, or as a reserve officer in an active status, in any uniformed service. (2) The regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense under [section 533 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section533&num=0&edition=prelim) shall apply to the Space Force to authorize the Secretary of the Air Force to limit the amount of prior active commissioned service with which a person receiving an original appointment may be credited under paragraph (1). **(b) Credit for Education, Training, and Experience.—** (1) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Air Force, the Secretary shall credit a person who is receiving an original appointment in a commissioned grade in the Space Force and who has advanced education, training, or special experience with constructive service for such education, training, or experience in a particular officer career field as designated by the Secretary of the Air Force, if such education, training, or experience is dire

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10 U.S.C. § 531 — Original appointments of commissioned officers

**(a)** (1) Original appointments in the grades of second lieutenant, first lieutenant, and captain in the Regular Army, Regular Air Force, Regular Marine Corps, and Space Force, and in the grades of ensign, lieutenant (junior grade), and lieutenant in the Regular Navy shall be made by the President alone. (2) Original appointments in the grades of major, lieutenant colonel, and colonel in the Regular Army, Regular Air Force, Regular Marine Corps, and Space Force, and in the grades of lieutenant commander, commander, and captain in the Regular Navy shall be made by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. **(b)** The grade of a person receiving an appointment under this section who at the time of appointment (1) is credited with service under [section 533 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section533&num=0&edition=prelim), and (2) is not a commissioned officer of a reserve component shall be determined under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense based upon the amount of service credited. The grade of a person receiving an appointment under this section who at the time of the appointment is a commissioned officer of a reserve component is determined under [section 533(f) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section533/f&num=0&edition=prelim). **(c)** Subject to the authority, direction, and control of the President, an original appointment as a commissioned officer in the Regular Army, Regular Air Force, Regular Navy, Regular Marine Corps, or Space Force may be made by the Secretary of Defense in the case of a reserve commissioned officer upon the transfer of such officer from the reserve active-status list of a reserve component of the

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10 U.S.C. § 20239 — Promotions: how made

**(a) Promotion Lists.—** (1) **Placement of names on promotion list.—** — When the report of a selection board convened under [section 20211 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section20211&num=0&edition=prelim) is approved by the President, the Secretary of the Air Force shall place the names of all officers approved for promotion within a competitive category on a single list for that competitive category, to be known as a promotion list, in the order of the seniority of such officers on the Space Force officer list or based on particular merit, as determined by the promotion board, or as modified by the Secretary of the Air Force under [section 20217 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section20217&num=0&edition=prelim). (2) **Time of establishment of promotion list.—** — A promotion list is considered to be established under this section as of the date of the approval of the report of the selection board under paragraph (1). **(b) Promotions; How Made; Order.—** (1) **Appointment authority.—** — Officers on a promotion list shall be promoted by appointment in the manner specified in [section 20201 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section20201&num=0&edition=prelim). (2) **Timing.—** — Officers on a promotion list for a competitive category shall be promoted to the next higher grade in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Air Force. (3) **Order.—** — Except as provided in subsections (e) and (f), promotions shall be made in the order in which the names of officers appear on the promotion list and after officers previously selected for promotion in that competitive category have been promoted

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10 U.S.C. § 20201 — Original appointments: how made

Page 3808 TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES § 20109 § 20109. Policy for order to active duty based upon determination by Congress Whenever Congress determines that more units and organizations capable of conducting space operations are needed for the national se- curity than are available among those units comprised of members of the Space Force serv- ing on active duty, members of the Space Force not serving on active duty shall be ordered to active duty and retained as long as so needed. (Added Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title XVII, § 1715, Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 631.) CHAPTER 2005—OFFICERS Subchapter Sec. I. Original Appointments .......................... 20201 II. Selection Boards .................................... 20211 III. Promotions ............................................ 20231 IV. Failure of Selection for Promotion and Involuntary Separation ..................... 20251 V. Continuation on Active Duty and Selec- tive Early Retirement; Other Provi- sions ................................................... 20261 Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title XVII, § 1716(a), (c), Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 631, 634, 638, 649, 653, added items for sub- chapters I to V. Amendments were made pursuant to operation of section 102 of this title. Amendment by section 1716(c) adding subchapters II to V to chapter ‘‘205’’ of this title was executed by adding items for subchapters II to V to the analysis for this chapter, which is chapter 2005, to reflect the probable intent of Congress. SUBCHAPTER I—ORIGINAL APPOINTMENTS Sec. 20201. Original appointments: how made. 20202. Original appointments: qualifications. 20203. Original appointments: service credit. Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title XVII, § 1716(a), Dec. 22,

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