10 USC § 20240 - Acceptance of promotions; oath of office

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identifier: "/us/usc/t10/s20240"
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title: "10 USC § 20240 - Acceptance of promotions; oath of office"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "20240"
section_name: "Acceptance of promotions; oath of office"
chapter_number: 2005
chapter_name: "OFFICERS"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "PROMOTIONS"
part_number: "I"
part_name: "SPACE FORCE"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title XVII, § 1716(c), Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 647.)"
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# § 20240. Acceptance of promotions; oath of office

**(a)** **Acceptance.—** An officer who is appointed to a higher grade under section 20239 of this title is considered to have accepted the appointment on the date on which the appointment is made unless the officer expressly declines the appointment.

**(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 section 20239 of this title.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title XVII, § 1716(c), Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 647.)