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33 U.S.C. § 3025 — Length of service for promotion purposes
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**(a) General rule** Each officer shall be assumed to have, for promotion purposes, at least the same length of service as any other officer below that officer on the lineal list.
**(b) Exception** Notwithstanding subsection (a), an officer who has lost numbers shall be assumed to have, for promotion purposes, no greater service than the officer next above such officer in such officer’s new position on the lineal list.
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**(a) General rule** Each officer shall be assumed to have, for promotion purposes, at least the same length of service as any other officer below that officer on the lineal list.
**(b) Exception** Notwithstanding subsection (a), an officer who has lost numbers shall be assumed to have, for promotion purposes, no greater service than the officer next above such officer in such officer’s new position on the lineal list.
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### Statutory Notes
Section 853a, acts June 3, 1948, ch. 390, § 2, 62 Stat. 297; Pub. L. 87–233, § 1(a), Sept. 14, 1961, 75 Stat. 506; 1965 Reorg. Plan No. 2, eff. July 13, 1965, 30 F.R. 8819, 79 Stat. 1318; 1970 Reorg. Plan No. 4, eff. Oct. 3, 1970, 35 F.R. 15627, 84 Stat. 2090; Pub. L. 105–384, title III, § 307(a), Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3457, related to authorized numbers of commissioned officers on the active list of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. See sections 3004 and 3005 of this title.
Section 853b, act June 3, 1948, ch. 390, § 3, 62 Stat. 298, related to promotion by selection to grades above lieutenant. See [section 3024 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section3024&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 853c, act June 3, 1948, ch. 390, § 4, 62 Stat. 298, related to promotion to the grade of lieutenant and lieutenant commander upon completion of seven and fourteen years of service, respectively.
Section 853d, act June 3, 1948, ch. 390, § 5, 62 Stat. 298, related to promotion to the grade of commander and captain after completion of twenty-one and thirty years of service, respectively.
Section 853e, acts June 3, 1948, ch. 390, § 6, 62 Stat. 298; June 21, 1955, ch. 172, § 4(a), 69 Stat. 169; Pub. L. 87–233, § 1(b), Sept. 14, 1961, 75 Stat. 506, related to promotion and separation from service of ensigns. See [section 3023 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section3023&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 853f, act June 3, 1948, ch. 390, § 7, 62 Stat. 298, related to length of service for purposes of promotion. See [section 3025 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section3025&num=0&edition=prelim).
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TITLE 33—NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
§ 3027
the assignment or education, or a qualifying
personal or professional circumstance, as de-
termined by the Director;
(B) the Director determines the exclusion
from consideration is in the best interest of
the Administration; and
(C) the officer has not previously failed se-
lection for promotion to the grade for which
the officer requests the exclusion from con-
sideration.
(Pub. L. 107–372, title II, § 222, Dec. 19, 2002, 116
Stat. 3085; Pub. L. 116–259, title III, § 302, Dec. 23,
2020, 134 Stat. 1171.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
This chapter, referred to in subsec. (c)(2), was in the
original ‘‘this title’’, meaning title II of Pub. L. 107–372,
Dec. 19, 2002, 116 Stat. 3082, which is classified prin-
cipally to this chapter. For complete classification of
this title to the Code, see Short Title note set out
under section 3001 of this title and Tables.
PRIOR PROVISIONS
Provisions similar to those in this section were con-
tained in section 853r of this title prior to repeal by
Pub. L. 107–372.
AMENDMENTS
2020—Pub. L. 116–259 amended section generally. Prior
to amendment, section related to convening, duties and
recommendations of personnel boards.
§ 3023. Separation of ensigns found not fully
qualified
If an officer in the permanent grade of ensign
is at any time found not fully qualified, the offi-
cer’s commission shall be revoked and the offi-
cer shall be separated from the commissioned
service.
(Pub. L. 107–372, title II, § 223, Dec. 19, 2002, 116
Stat. 3085; Pub. L. 117–263, div. K, title CXVII,
§ 11703(a), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 4156.)
Editorial Notes
PRIOR PROVISIONS
Provisions similar to those in this section were con-
tained in section 853e of this title prior t
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