Reserve naval aviators: appointment in Regular Navy and Regular Marine Corps; eligibility; grade; rank

§ 6914. Reserve naval aviators: appointment in Regular Navy and Regular Marine Corps; eligibility; grade; rank (a) The President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, may appoint to the active list in the line of the Navy as many officers of the Naval Reserve, and may appoint to the active list of the Marine Corps as many officers of the Marine Corps Reserve, as he considers necessary. To be eligible for an appointment under this section an officer must— (1) be a naval aviator; (2) have successfully completed aviation cadet training when he was under 25 years of age; (3) establish his mental, moral, professional, and physical qualifications under such regulations as the Secretary of the Navy prescribes; and (4) have completed, on June 30 of the calendar year in which appointed, at least 18 months of continuous active service after he completes his aviation cadet training. (b) Each officer appointed under this section shall be appointed in the same grade that he holds in the Naval Reserve or the Marine Corps Reserve. An officer appointed in the grade of ensign or second lieutenant ranks from the date he reported for continuous active duty as an officer of the Naval Reserve or the Marine Corps Reserve. An officer appointed in a grade above ensign or above second lieutenant ranks according to his date of rank in that grade in the Naval Reserve or the Marine Corps Reserve, as the case may be. (c) While an officer is serving in the grade in which appointed under subsection (a), the requirement of sea service under section 6770 of this title does not apply.