14 U.S.C. § 736 : US Code - Section 736: Date of rank upon promotion; entitlement to pay

Search 14 U.S.C. § 736 : US Code - Section 736: Date of rank upon promotion; entitlement to pay

(a) When a Reserve officer is promoted to the next higher grade
under this subchapter, the date of rank shall be the date of
appointment in that grade, unless the promotion was determined in
accordance with a running mate system, in which event the same date
of rank shall be assigned as that assigned to the officer's running
mate. A Reserve officer so promoted shall be allowed the pay and
allowances of the higher grade for duty performed from the date of
the officer's appointment thereto.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law and subject to
subsection (c), if promotion of an inactive duty promotion list
officer to the grade of rear admiral or rear admiral (lower half)
is determined in accordance with a running mate system, a reserve
officer, if acceptable to the President and the Senate, shall be
promoted to the next higher grade no later than the date the
officer's running mate is promoted.
(c) For the purposes of this section, the date of appointment
shall be that date when promotion authority is exercised by the
Secretary. However, the Secretary may adjust the date of
appointment -
(1) if a delay in the finding required under section 734(a) of
this title is beyond the control of the officer and the officer
is otherwise qualified for promotion; or
(2) for any other reason that equity requires.