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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 2002 · Sec. 225

Sec. 225. LENGTH OF SERVICE FOR PROMOTION PURPOSES

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## SEC. 225 LENGTH OF SERVICE FOR PROMOTION PURPOSES **[**[33 U.S.C. 3025](/us/usc/t33/s3025)**]** ###
(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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