US Code
CHAPTER 1205— APPOINTMENT OF RESERVE OFFICERS
§ 12206. Commissioned officers: appointment of former commissioned officers

(1) may be placed on the reserve active-status list of that armed force in the grade equivalent to the permanent regular or reserve grade, and in the same competitive category, in which the person previously served satisfactorily on active duty or in an active status; and
(2) may be credited for the purpose of determining date of rank under section 741(d) of this title with service in grade equal to that held by that person when discharged or separated.

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