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37 U.S.C. § 1010

Commissioned officers: promotions; effective date for pay and allowances

United States · Title 37 — PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES · Status: effective

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37 U.S.C. § 1010, Commissioned officers: promotions; effective date for pay and allowances, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/472540
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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

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  • Enacted byPub. L. 96-513(S. 1918)1980-12-12
    An act to amend title 10, United States Code, to revise and standardize the provisions of law relating to appointment, promotion, separation, and mandatory retirement of regular commissioned officers of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps, to establish the permanent grade of commodore admiral in the Navy, to equalize the treatment of female commissioned officers with that of male commissioned officers, and for other purposes.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 109-364(H.R. 5122)2006-10-17
    John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007
    House: 398–23Senate: no recorded tally