Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, a person who is a former commissioned officer may, if otherwise qualified, be appointed as a reserve officer of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps. A person so appointed—
may be placed on the reserve active-status list of that armed force in the grade equivalent to the permanent regular or reserve grade, and in the same competitive category, in which the person previously served satisfactorily on active duty or in an active status; and
section 741(d) of this title may be credited for the purpose of determining date of rank under with service in grade equal to that held by that person when discharged or separated.
Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI108 Stat. 2965(Added § 596a and renumbered § 12206, , §§ 1633, 1662(c)(2), , , 2990.)
Editorial Notes
Amendments
Pub. L. 103–337, § 1662(c)(2)section 596a of this title1994—, renumbered as this section.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
section 1691(b)(1) of Pub. L. 103–337section 10001 of this titleSection effective , see , set out as a note under .