§48 Untitled Section

Summary

Certain parts of Title 10 stop working when the number of male Navy line officers on active duty at the rank of ensign or above is not more than the number of male officers with permanent appointments at that rank on the active list of the Regular Navy. That suspension does not change rules that apply to women officers of the Regular Navy or Regular Marine Corps who were appointed under former section 5590 as enacted by section 1 of this Act. For counting purposes, the law says not to count retired officers, Navy Reserve officers on active duty for training, Reserve officers on duty to organize/administer/recruit/instruct/drill the reserves, or Reserve officers on temporary active duty for special work. It also adds a new section to Title IV of the Officer Personnel Act of 1947 (61 Stat. 869).