15 CFR § 998.23 - Service obligations for original appointments.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t15/s998.23"
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title: "15 CFR § 998.23 - Service obligations for original appointments."
title_number: 15
title_name: "Commerce and Foreign Trade"
section_number: "998.23"
section_name: "Service obligations for original appointments."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE"
subchapter_number: "H"
subchapter_name: "REGULATIONS OF NOAA MARINE AND AVIATION"
part_number: "998"
part_name: "MARINE AND AVIATION OPERATIONS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "33 U.S.C. 3001"
regulatory_source: "87 FR 31708, May 25, 2022, unless otherwise noted."
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# 998.23 Service obligations for original appointments.

Officer candidates accepting an original appointment in the NOAA Corps upon graduation from the NOAA Corps Basic Officer Training Class as described in subpart B of this part shall incur an ADSO of 4 years.