§ 854a.
For purposes of promotion which is now or may hereafter be authorized for officers appointed after
([Jan. 19, 1942, ch. 6, § 2], [56 Stat. 6]; [June 3, 1948, ch. 390, § 22(a)], formerly § 21(a), [62 Stat. 300], renumbered § 22(a), [Pub. L. 87–233, § 1(f)], Sept. 14, 1961, [75 Stat. 506]; [Oct. 12, 1949, ch. 681], title V, § 531(b)(32), [63 Stat. 839]; [June 21, 1955, ch. 172, § 3(a)], [69 Stat. 169].)