Title 37, Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed ServicesRelease 119-102
§1010 Commissioned Officers: Promotions; Effective Date for Pay and Allowances
Title 37 › CHAPTER 19 — ADMINISTRATION › § 1010
Summary
Promotion above second lieutenant or ensign gives the officer the pay and allowances of the higher grade starting on the promotion's effective date.
Full Legal Text
Title 37, §1010
Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed Services, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
An officer of a uniformed service who is promoted to a grade above second lieutenant or ensign is entitled to the pay and allowances of the grade to which promoted on the effective date of the promotion.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2006—Pub. L. 109–364 substituted “promotions” for “promotion” in section catchline.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective Sept. 15, 1981, but the authority to prescribe
Regulations
under this section effective on Dec. 12, 1980, see section 701 of Pub. L. 96–513, set out as an
Effective Date
of 1980 Amendment note under section 101 of Title 10, Armed Forces.
Reference
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Citation
37 U.S.C. § 1010
Title 37, Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed Services
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102