§ 574.
Warrant officer active-duty lists; competitive categories; number to be recommended for promotion; promotion zones
(c)
Before convening a selection board under
section 573 of this title, the Secretary concerned shall determine for each grade (or grade and competitive category) to be considered by the board the following:
(1)
The maximum number of warrant officers to be recommended for promotion.
(2)
A promotion zone for warrant officers on the warrant officer active-duty list.
(d)
The position of a warrant officer on the warrant officer active-duty list shall be determined as follows:
(1)
Warrant officers shall be carried in the order of seniority of the grade in which they are serving on active duty.
(2)
Warrant officers serving in the same grade shall be carried in the order of their rank in that grade.
(3)
A warrant officer on the warrant officer active-duty list who receives a temporary appointment or a temporary assignment in a grade other than a warrant officer grade or chief warrant officer grade shall retain his position on the warrant officer active-duty list while so serving.
(Added [Pub. L. 102–190, div. A, title XI, § 1112(a)], Dec. 5, 1991, [105 Stat. 1494]; amended [Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title X, § 1052(3)], Oct. 23, 1992, [106 Stat. 2499]; [Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title V, § 541(b)(2)], Oct. 5, 1994, [108 Stat. 2764]; [Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title V, § 506(a)], Sept. 23, 1996, [110 Stat. 2512].)