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 PUBLIC LAW 103-337—OCT. 5, 1994 108 STAT. 2943 "(A) be transferred in grade to the Retired Reserve, if the officer is quaUfied and appHes for the transfer; "(B) be discharged from the officer's reserve appointment and appointed in the reserve grade held by the officer as a reserve officer of the Air Force immediately before the appointment of that officer as adjutant general or assistant adjutant general, if the officer is qualified and applies for that appointment; or "(C) be discharged from the officer's reserve appointment. "(c) CREDIT FOR SERVICE IN GRADE.— An officer who is appointed under subsection (a)(3) or (b)(2)(B) shall be credited with an amount of service in the grade in which appointed that is equal to the amount of prior service in an active status in that grade and in any higher grade. "§ 14315. Position vacancy promotions: Army and Air Force officers " (a) OFFICERS ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION FOR VACANCY PRO- MOTIONS BELOW BRIGADIER GENERAL.—A reserve officer of the Army who is in the Army Reserve, or a Reserve officer of the Air Force who is in the Air Force Reserve, who is on the reserve active-status list in the grade of first lieutenant, captain, major, or lieutenant colonel is eligible for consideration for promotion to the next higher grade under this section if each of the following applies: "(1) The officer is occupying or, as determined by the Secretary concerned, is available to occupy a position in the same competitive category as the officer and for which a grade higher than the one held by that officer is authorized. "(2) The officer is fully qualified to meet all requirements for the position as established by the Secretary of the military department concerned. "(3) The officer has held the officer's present grade for the minimum period of service prescribed in section 14303 of this title for eligibility for consideration for promotion to the higher grade. " (b) CONSIDERATION FOR VACANCY PROMOTION TO BRIGADIER GENERAL OR MAJOR GENERAL. —(1) A reserve officer of the Army who is in the Army Reserve and on the reserve active-status list in the grade of colonel or brigadier general may be considered for promotion to the next higher grade under this section if the officer (A) is assigned to the duties of a general officer of the next higher reserve grade in a unit of the Army Reserve organized to serve as a unit, (B) has held the officer's present grade for the minimum period of service prescribed in section 14303 of this title for eligibility for consideration for promotion to the higher grade, and (C) meets the standards for consideration prescribed by the Secretary of the Army. "(2) A reserve officer of the Air Force who is in the Air Force Reserve and on the reserve active-status list in the grade of colonel or brigadier general may be considered for promotion to the next higher grade under this section if the officer (A) is assigned to the duties of a general officer of the next higher reserve grade, and (B) meets the standards for consideration prescribed by the Secretary of the Air Force.

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