§307. Vice admirals and admirals, continuity of grade
The continuity of an officer’s precedence on the active duty promotion list, date of rank, grade, pay, and allowances as a vice admiral or admiral shall not be interrupted by the termination of an appointment for the purpose of reappointment to another position as a vice admiral or admiral.
(Added Pub. L. 97-322, title I, § 115(a)(1) , Oct. 15, 1982 , 96 Stat. 1585 , § 52; amended Pub. L. 101-225, title II, § 203(1) , Dec. 12, 1989 , 103 Stat. 1911 ; Pub. L. 111-281, title V, § 511(d) , (f)(2), Oct. 15, 2010 , 124 Stat. 2952 , 2953; renumbered § 307, Pub. L. 115-282, title I, § 104(b) , Dec. 4, 2018 , 132 Stat. 4196 ; Pub. L. 119-60, div. G, title LXXII, § 7201(b) , (e)(4), Dec. 18, 2025 , 139 Stat. 1675 , 1678.)
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
A prior section 307, act Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, 63 Stat. 519, provided for compulsory retirement of warrant officers after thirty years’ service, upon recommendation of a personnel board, prior to repeal by act May 29, 1954, ch. 249, § 20(o), 68 Stat. 167, and by Pub. L. 88-130, § 1(10)(A), Sept. 24, 1963, 77 Stat. 177.
Amendments
2025—Pub. L. 119-60, § 7201(b), renumbered section 307 of this title as this section, resulting in no change.
Pub. L. 119-60, § 7201(e)(4), which directed substitution of “Admirals” for “Admiral” in the section catchline, was executed by substituting “admirals” for “admiral” after “and”, to reflect the probable intent of Congress.
2018—Pub. L. 115-282 renumbered section 52 of this title as this section.
2010—Pub. L. 111-281 substituted “Vice admirals and admiral, continuity of grade” for “Vice admirals, continuity of grade” in section catchline and inserted “or admiral” after “allowances as a vice admiral” in text.
1989—Pub. L. 101-225 inserted “or admiral” after “position as a vice admiral”.