Us Code § 3748 - Type of promotion; temporary
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§ 3748. Type of promotion; temporary
Notwithstanding any other law, if a Reserve officer is promoted when the officer's running mate is promoted and the promotion of the running mate is on a temporary basis, the promotion of the Reserve officer is also on a temporary basis. If subsequently the running mate is reverted to a lower grade, other than for reasons of discipline, incompetence, or at the running mate's request, the Reserve officer shall likewise revert to the same lower grade with corresponding precedence.
(Added Pub. L. 96–322, §1, Aug. 4, 1980, 94 Stat. 1012, §737; renumbered §3748, Pub. L. 115–282, title I, §118(b), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4233.)
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 790 of this title prior to the complete revision of former chapter 21 of this title by Pub. L. 96–322.
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 737 of this title as this section.
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