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Officer candidate training program: officers other than naval a v i a to r s; retention or transfer to Reserve (a) When an officer appointed under section 6904 of this title has at least 15 months of satisfactory service as a commissioned officer, he may, on his application, have his appointment on the active list of the Navy or the Marine Corps terminated and may be appointed in the Naval Reserve or in the Marine Corps Reserve, as appropriate, in the a»me grade and with the same date of rank that he had as a regular officer. I n the discretion of the Secretary of the Navy, such a reserve officer may be released from active duty. (b) During the second quarter of each calendar year, the Secretary shall examine the record of each officer on the active list of the Navy or on the active list of the Marine Corps appointed under section 6904 of this title who— (1) in that year will have the third anniversary of the acceptance of his appointment; and (2) applies for retention as a permanent officer before that third anniversary, but not later than March 31 of that year. (c) From among the officers whose records are so examined the Secretary shall select for retention as many as he considers necessary. The appointment of each officer not selected shall be terminated before July 1 of the calendar year of the third anniversary of the acceptance of his appointment, or not later than that anniversary if it occurs after June 30. (d) The appointment of each officer on the active list of the Navy or on the active list of the Marine Corps appointed under section 6904 of this title who does not apply for retention under this section shall be terminated not later than the third anniversary of the acceptance of his appointment. (e) Upon the termination of his appointment under subsection (c) or (d), a person may be appointed a lieutenant (junior grade) in the line or in a staff corps of the Naval Reserve or a first lieutenant in the Marine Corps Reserve, as appropriate, with a date of rank three years after the date of rank of his original commission. § 6908. Officer candidate training program: naval a v i a to r s; retention or transfer to Reserve (a) During the second quarter of each calendar year, the Secretary of the Navy shall examine the record of each officer appointed under section 6906 of this title who— (1) in that year will have the first anniversary of the acceptance of his appointment; and (2) applies for retention as a permanent officer before that first anniversary, but not later than March 31 of that year. (b) From among the officers whose records are so examined the Secretary shall select for retention as many as he considers necessary. The appointment of each officer not selected shall be terminated before July 1 of the calendar year of the first anniversary of the acceptance of his appointment, or not later than that anniversary if it occurs after June 30. (c) The appointment of each officer on the active list of the Navy or on the active list of the Marine Corps appointed under section 6906 of this title who does not apply for retention under this section shall

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