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Title 10 - Armed Forces
Subtitle E - Reserve Components (§§ 10001 - 18506)
Part III - PROMOTION AND RETENTION OF OFFICERS ON THE RESERVE ACTIVE-STATUS LIST (§§ 14001 - 14907)
Chapter 1405 - PROMOTIONS (§§ 14301 - 14317)
Section 14309 - Acceptance of promotion; oath of office

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 10 - ARMED FORCES
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 10 - ARMED FORCES
Subtitle E - Reserve Components
PART III - PROMOTION AND RETENTION OF OFFICERS ON THE RESERVE ACTIVE-STATUS LIST
CHAPTER 1405 - PROMOTIONS
Sec. 14309 - Acceptance of promotion; oath of office
Containssection 14309
Date2013
Laws in Effect as of DateJanuary 16, 2014
Positive LawYes
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditAdded Pub. L. 103-337, div. A, title XVI, §1611, Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2938.
Statutes at Large Reference108 Stat. 2938
Public Law ReferencesPublic Law 103-337

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Acceptance of promotion; oath of office - 10 U.S.C. § 14309 (2013)
§14309. Acceptance of promotion; oath of office

(a) Acceptance.—An officer who is appointed to a higher grade under this chapter shall be considered to have accepted the appointment on the date on which the appointment is made unless the officer expressly declines the appointment or is granted a delay of promotion under section 14312 of this title.

(b) Oath.—An officer who has served continuously since taking the oath of office prescribed in section 3331 of title 5 is not required to take a new oath upon appointment to a higher grade under this chapter.

(Added Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, §1611, Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2938.)

PRIOR PROVISIONS

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in sections 3394 and 8394 of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 103–337, §1629(a)(1), (c)(1).

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