Title 14 of the U.S. Code § 2303 - Promotion
Full text of § 2303 from Title 14 of the United States Code.
§ 2303. Promotion
Enlisted members shall be advanced in rating by the Commandant under regulations prescribed by the Secretary.
(Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, 63 Stat. 520, §352; Pub. L. 98–557, §15(a)(3)(C), Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 2865; renumbered §2303, Pub. L. 115–282, title I, §113(b), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4221.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Derived from title 14, U.S.C., 1946 ed., §23 (Apr. 16, 1908, ch. 145, §8, 35 Stat. 62).
Inasmuch as all phases of promotion of enlisted men, except the points covered by title 14, U.S.C., 1946 ed., §23, have been left to administrative control heretofore, and this has proved most satisfactory, the entire promotion of enlisted men is delegated to administrative control by this section. 81st Congress, House Report No. 557.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 352 of this title as this section.
1984—Pub. L. 98–557 substituted "Enlisted members" for "Enlisted men".
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