§ 854a.
Service credit as deck officer or junior engineer for promotion purposes
For purposes of promotion which is now or may hereafter be authorized for officers appointed after
June 30, 1922
, there shall be counted in addition to active commissioned service, service as deck officer and junior engineer.Source
(Jan. 19, 1942, ch. 6, § 2, 56 Stat. 6; June 3, 1948, ch. 390, § 22(a), formerly § 21(a), 62 Stat. 300, renumbered § 22(a), Pub. L. 87–233, § 1(f),Sept. 14, 1961
, 75 Stat. 506; Oct. 12, 1949, ch. 681, title V, § 531(b)(32), 63 Stat. 839; June 21, 1955, ch. 172, § 3(a), 69 Stat. 169.)Notes
Codification
Provisions similar to this section are contained in section 3032 of this title.
Amendments
1955—Act
June 21, 1955
, credited all service as deck officer and junior engineer.1949—Act
Oct. 12, 1949
, repealed that part of second proviso of subsec. (b) relating to service credit as deck officer or junior engineer for pay, longevity pay, or retirement purposes.1948—Act
June 3, 1948
, repealed subsecs. (a), (c), (d) and all of subsec. (b) except for second proviso which now comprises this section.Effective Date of 1949 Amendment
Section 533(a) of act
Oct. 12, 1949
, provided that: “Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, this Act [see Tables for classification] shall become effective on
October 1, 1949
, and no pay, allowances, or benefits provided herein shall accrue to any person for any period prior thereto.”