Reassignment: staff corps officer loses numbers

§ 5659. Reassignment: staff corps officer loses numbers (a) If a staff corps officer not restricted in the performance of duty serving on active duty in the grade of lieutenant (junior grade) or above loses numbers in grade, he shall have assigned to him as his new running mate the line officer who is the running mate of the most junior officer of his corps, not restricted in the performance of duty, who becomes senior to him as the result of his loss of numbers. (b) If a staff corps officer restricted in the performance of duty serving on active duty in the grade of lieutenant (junior grade) or above loses numbers in grade, he shall have assigned to him as his new running mate the line officer who is the running mate of the most junior officer of his corps, restricted in the performance of duty, who becomes senior to him as the result of his loss of numbers.