10 USC § 14309 - Acceptance of promotion; oath of office

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title: "10 USC § 14309 - Acceptance of promotion; oath of office"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "14309"
section_name: "Acceptance of promotion; oath of office"
chapter_number: 1405
chapter_name: "PROMOTIONS"
part_number: "III"
part_name: "PROMOTION AND RETENTION OF OFFICERS ON THE RESERVE ACTIVE-STATUS LIST"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, § 1611, Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2938.)"
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# § 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.

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

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in sections 3394 and 8394 of this title, prior to repeal by , (c)(1).

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