Definitions

§ 5001. Definitions (a) In this subtitle: (1) “Navy” means the United States Navy. It includes the Regular Navy, the Fleet Reserve, and the Naval Reserve. (2) “Marine Corps” means the United States Marine Corps. It includes the Regular Marine Corps, the Fleet Marine Corps Reserve, and the Marine Corps Reserve. (3) “Member of the naval service” means a person, male or female, appointed or enlisted in, or inducted or conscripted into, the Navy or the Marine Corps. (4) “Enlisted member” means a member of the naval service serving in an enlisted grade or rating. It excludes, unless otherwise specified, a member who holds a permanent enlisted grade and a temporary appointment in a commissioned or warrant officer grade. (5) “Officer” means a member of the naval service serving in a commissioned or warrant officer grade. It includes, unless otherwise specified, a member who holds a permanent enlisted grade and a temporary appointment in a commissioned or warrant officer grade. 277 (6) “Commissioned officer” means a member of the naval service serving in a grade above warrant officer, W–1. It includes, unless otherwise specified, a member who holds a permanent enlisted grade or the permanent grade of warrant officer, W–1, and a temporary appointment in a grade above warrant officer, W–1. (7) “Warrant officer” means a member of the naval service serving in a warrant officer grade. It includes, unless otherwise specified, a member who holds a permanent enlisted grade and a temporary appointment in a warrant officer grade. (8) “Officer restricted in the performance of duty” means an officer of the Navy designated for engineering duty, aeronautical engineering duty, special duty, or limited duty, or an officer of the Marine Corps designated for supply duty or limited duty. (9) “Active list of the Navy” means the list of officers of the Regular Navy, other than retired officers, holding permanent appointments in grades above chief warrant officer, W–4. (10) “Active list of the Marine Corps” means the list of officers of the Regular Marine Corps, other than retired officers, holding permanent appointments in grades above chief warrant officer, W–4. (b) For the purposes of this subtitle, a member of the naval service who holds a temporary appointment in a grade higher than his permanent grade is considered, unless otherwise specified, to be serving in the higher grade.