Promotion lists: promotion-list officer defined; determination of place upon transfer or promotion

§ 8296. Promotion lists: promotion-list officer defined; determination of place upon transfer or promotion (a) The names of all commissioned officers in grades below brigadier general on the active list of the Regular Air Force, except Air Force nurses, women medical specialists, those in special categories otherwise excluded under law, and professors of the United States Air Force Academy shall be carried on promotion lists in descending order of grade and rank in the Regular Air Force. Air Force nurses and women medical specialists may be carried en promotion lists, but only on separate promotion lists maintained under subsection (b). Officers whose names are carried on a promotion list may be called “promotion-list officers”. (b) A separate promotion list may be maintained for commissioned officers of the Regular Air Force in each of the following categories: (1) Chaplains. (2) Judge Advocates. (3) Medical officers. (4) Dental officers. (5) Veterinary officers. (6) Medical service officers. (7) Air Force nurses. (8) Women medical specialists. (9) Any category established by the Secretary of the Air Force under section 8067 (i) of this title. (c) The names of all regular officers, other than Air Force nurses and women medical specialists, not on a list maintained under subsection (b) shall be carried on the Air Force promotion list. (d) If a promotion-list officer is transferred from one category to another whose officers are carried on a different promotion list, his name shall be placed upon the promotion list to which he is transferred among the officers of his grade in accordance with seniority as determined under section 8574 (b) of this title. (e) Unless specifically provided otherwise, upon the promotion of a promotion-list officer, his name shall be placed at the foot of the list of officers of his grade.