Commissioned officers: promotion to first lieutenant; effect of failure of promotion

§ 8298. Commissioned officers: promotion to first lieutenant; effect of failure of promotion (a) A promotion-list officer in the grade of second lieutenant shall be promoted to the regular grade of first lieutenant upon completing three years of service with which he is entitled to be credited for promotion. If a promotion-list officer in that grade is found to be not fully qualified, he shall be discharged under section 8814 of this title. (b) Vacancies in the grade of first lieutenant on a promotion list may be filled by promoting second lieutenants on that list with less than three years of service, in order of seniority, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Air Force. (c) This section does not apply to Air Force nurses and women medical specialists.