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# 10 U.S.C. § 572 - Warrant officers: original appointment; service credit
## Text
(a) For the purposes of promotion, persons originally appointed in regular or reserve warrant officer grades shall be credited with such service as the Secretary concerned may prescribe. However, such a person may not be credited with a period of service greater than the period of active service performed in the grade, or pay grade corresponding to the grade, in which so appointed, or in any higher grade or pay grade.
(b) The Secretary concerned shall credit a person who is receiving an original appointment as a warrant officer in the regular component of an armed force under the jurisdiction of such Secretary concerned, and who has advanced education or training or special experience, with constructive service for such education, training, or experience, as follows:
(1) For special training or experience in a particular warrant officer field designated by the Secretary concerned, if such training or experience is directly related to the operational needs of the armed force concerned, as determined by such Secretary concerned.
(2) For advanced education in a warrant officer field designated by the Secretary concerned, if such education is directly related to the operational needs of the armed force concerned, as determined by such Secretary concerned.
(Added Pub. L. 102190, div. A, title XI, § 1112(a), Dec. 5, 1991, 105 Stat. 1493; amended Pub. L. 117263, div. A, title V, § 507(a), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 2558.)
## Notes
Editorial Notes
Prior ProvisionsProvisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 556 of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 102190, § 1112(a).
Amendments2022—Pub. L. 117263 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective DateSection effective Feb. 1, 1992, see section 1132 of Pub. L. 102190, set out as an Effective Date of 1991 Amendment note under section 521 of this title.