§578 — Title 10 Armed Forces | U.S. Code

Summary

The Secretary puts the names of warrant officers approved for promotion on one promotion list for each grade, in the order set by section 576(c). Promotions from that list happen when more warrant officers in that grade are needed, under rules the Secretary issues. A promoted regular warrant officer is appointed to the regular grade promoted to, and a promoted reserve warrant officer is appointed to the reserve grade promoted to. The Secretary sets the appointment date and date of rank, and pay and allowances start on the appointment date. Promotions follow the list order and come after those already selected for that grade. A promoted warrant officer is treated as having accepted the appointment on the appointment date unless they refuse it. An officer who has served continuously since taking the oath under section 3331 does not have to take a new oath. Under rules from the Secretary of Defense, a selected warrant officer may be moved to a matching promotion list in a new component before placement on the original list; that promotion is made under section 12242.

Title 10, §578

Armed Forces — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)When the report of a selection board convened under this chapter is approved by the Secretary concerned, the Secretary shall place the names of the warrant officers approved for promotion on a single promotion list for each grade (or grade and competitive category), in the order set forth in section 576(c) of this title.

(b)Promotions of warrant officers on the warrant officer promotion list shall be made when, in accordance with regulations issued by the Secretary concerned, additional warrant officers in that grade (or grade and competitive category), are needed.

(c)A regular warrant officer who is promoted is appointed in the regular grade to which promoted, and a reserve warrant officer who is promoted is appointed in the reserve grade to which promoted. The date of appointment in that grade and date of rank shall be prescribed by the Secretary concerned. A warrant officer is entitled to the pay and allowances for the grade to which appointed from the date specified in the appointment order.

(d)Promotions shall be made in the order in which the names of warrant officers appear on the promotion list and after warrant officers previously selected for promotion in the applicable grade (or grade and competitive category) have been promoted.

(e)A warrant officer who is appointed to a higher grade under this section is considered to have accepted such appointment on the date on which the appointment is made unless the officer expressly declines the appointment.

(f)A warrant officer who has served continuously as an officer since subscribing to the oath of office prescribed in section 3331 of title 5 is not required to take a new oath upon appointment to a higher grade under this section.

(g)Notwithstanding subsection (d), and subject to regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, in the case of a warrant officer who is selected for promotion by a selection board convened under this chapter, and prior to the placement of the warrant officer’s name on the applicable promotion list as approved for transfer to a new component within the same or a different armed force, the Secretary concerned may place the warrant officer’s name on a corresponding promotion list of the new component without regard to the warrant officer’s competitive category. A warrant officer’s promotion under this subsection shall be made pursuant to section 12242 of this title.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2024—Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 118–159 substituted “as approved” for “is approved”. 2023—Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 118–31 added subsec. (g). 2022—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 117–263 substituted “set forth in section 576(c) of this title” for “of the seniority of such officers on the warrant officer active-duty list”. 1994—Subsecs. (e), (f). Pub. L. 103–337 added subsecs. (e) and (f). 1992—Pub. L. 102–484 substituted “Promotions:” for “Promotions;” in section catchline.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective Feb. 1, 1992, see section 1132 of Pub. L. 102–190, set out as an

Effective Date

of 1991 Amendment note under section 521 of this title.

§578 Promotions: how made; effective date

Summary

Title 10, §578

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Effective Date

Citations & Metadata