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Code · U.S. Code · Title 14 - COAST GUARD · CHAPTER 3— COMPOSITION AND ORGANIZATION · SUBCHAPTER II— POSITIONS · § 307

§ 307. Vice admirals and admirals, continuity of grade

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The continuity of an officer’s precedence on the active duty promotion list, date of rank, grade, pay, and allowances as a vice admiral or admiral shall not be interrupted by the termination of an appointment for the purpose of reappointment to another position as a vice admiral or admiral.
(Added Pub. L. 97–322, title I, § 115(a)(1), Oct. 15, 1982, 96 Stat. 1585, § 52; amended Pub. L. 101–225, title II, § 203(1), Dec. 12, 1989, 103 Stat. 1911; Pub. L. 111–281, title V, § 511(d), (f)(2), Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 2952, 2953; renumbered § 307, Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 104(b), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4196; Pub. L. 119–60, div. G, title LXXII, § 7201(b), (e)(4), Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 1675, 1678.)
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  • Pub. L. 97–322, title I, § 115(a)(1)
  • 96 Stat. 1585
  • Pub. L. 101–225, title II, § 203(1)
  • 103 Stat. 1911
  • Pub. L. 111–281, title V, § 511(d)
  • 124 Stat. 2952
  • 132 Stat. 4196
  • Pub. L. 119–60, div. G, title LXXII, § 7201(b)
  • 139 Stat. 1675
  • act Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393
  • 63 Stat. 519
  • act May 29, 1954, ch. 249, § 20
  • 68 Stat. 167
  • Pub. L. 88–130, § 1(10)(A)
  • 77 Stat. 177
  • Pub. L. 119–60, § 7201(b)
  • Pub. L. 119–60, § 7201(e)(4)
  • section 52 of this title
  • Pub. L. 111–281
  • Pub. L. 101–225
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§ 307
Vice admirals and admirals, continuity of grade
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 97–322, title I, § 115(a)(1)
Stat.96 Stat. 1585
Pub. L.Pub. L. 101–225, title II, § 203(1)
Stat.103 Stat. 1911
Pub. L.Pub. L. 111–281, title V, § 511(d)
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