SIXTY·SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 228. 1920. 835 be a pointed from class five, Naval Reserve Fl Co s, with ro- “V‘¤g,,°°, 'P¤· portibnate number in all Staff Corps as now autlirdgged li; law, exgept Sm f · that the Medical, Dental, and Supply Corps shall be entitled to such additional numbers as are necessary to make up the full quota of officers in those corps, as now authorized by law: Provided, That §§°iii°°`a¤¤ pim oflicers so appointed to the line of the Navy shall take rank in accord- °°¤°°· ance with their precedence while holding temporary rank, and members of the Naval _Reserve Force of commissioned and warrant ranks found qualined for a given rank shall be arranged according to their precedence among themselves and commissioned in the tpermanent service next after the lowest temporary omcer who quali es for the sfme rank and is appointed in accordance with the provisions of this - ct. Provided fu,rther,_That included in the number of transfers and i>i•°riii»iifiiiid£pp¤m;- gppointments herembefore allowx commissioned officers of the §g,‘?§,§g “*,_h§g,{1Y· ig oast Guard, who have served cr 'tably under the Navy Depart- Wwgglgu, ment in the War with the German Government, upon suitable appli- Q °°"°”’°‘°‘ cation approved by the Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of the Treas , may be appointed to a permanent rank or gada in the Navy foruwliich ound qualified by a board of naval 0 cers under the provisions of exist' law, but not above the rank of heutenant . commander, and shall ais such precedence therein as the Secretary _ of the Navy may determine: Provided further, That for the purposes gigiiim mi former of com uting lo evit pay and retirement privileges of officers and =¤*v¤¤¤· enlisteg men ofufie Nhvy, all creditable service in the Coast Guard and former Revenue-Cutter Service shall be counted. www mm Sec. 4. That in addition to the number of transfers and appoint- smieeeugabunwor ments hereinbefore allowed, commissioned warrant officers o more §§'Z,',§§“,,‘§?,§ N§$,“}m*" than fifteen years’ service since date of warrant or date of first appointment as paymaster’s clerk, Sxharmacist or mate, who have creditably served in the war Wltih e _German Government in tem- R _ porary commissioned ranks or Igades in the regular Navy, shall be ““*"“°‘ appointed to a [permanent ra or grade for which they may be ualiiied as esta lished and shown by their records of service during ilheir term of service not above the temrlplprary rank or grade held by ,_,m,m_ them at the time of transfer: Provided at officers so transferred to I Pécrgmce or gemsthe line of the Navy shall take rank therem in accordance with their °'gm :0‘;;H;°’;m_ precedence while holding temporary rank: Provided further, That all dence. oiflcers so transferred in accordance with sections 3 and 4 of this Act to the staff corps of the Navy shall take precedence with each other and with other officers in e Navy in such order as may be recommended by a board of naval officers and approved by the Gmdsumimm Secretary of the Navy: Promded fyrrther, Q[‘h_a_t no u-angfem m;_,¤,p. I ` pointments magic gn aecogdance vjghticctipns 3 and 4 o5h Aet shall be to a ig el' grit 6.9lj P8 an ieuten_ant_i_n__'_g_ Avy: I _ And prevideddfunher, That officers "appointed" to”Hie permanent ,t¥§§?,’§§‘§*Q;§2e‘}{,°§,°§‘f N avy in accor ance with the foregoing sections who new hold perma- {g§¤*,g>,*;¤'m0§,§;¤*¤¤°i¤¤ nent warrant or permanent commissioned warrant rank U1 the United States Navy shall, 1f they thereafter fail professionally on examination for promotion, revert to such permanent. W¤4T1‘ant or permanent commissioned warrant status. _ Age Mmmm M Sno, 5. That ofliGeI'S aptgolnted under any of the foregoing provi- authorized appointsions shall be not more an thirty-five years of age when so ap- mm` einted to the line of the Navy, Construction Corps, or Supp y go , and not more than forty-three years of e when so ap-Homted to lllhse Corps of Chaplains, 0I' to the Medical, %ental, 01: C1 Engl- Pmim neering Coxgps: Provided, That said age limits shall be increased m mtime my prior the cases o officers who have rendered prior service as ftpaymastefs ""““'» °‘°·· ‘““°°· clerks, or as mates, or as warrant or commissioned 0 pers in the naval service to the extent of all prior naval service: Provided further,
