10 U.S.C. § 583 — Definitions

In this chapter: (1) The term “promotion zone” means a promotion eligibility category consisting of officers on a warrant officer^* active-duty list^* in the same grade^* (or the same grade and competitive category) who— (A) in the case of grades below chief warrant officer^*, W–5, have neither (i) failed of selection for promotion to the next higher grade, nor (ii) been removed from a list of warrant officers recommended for promotion to that grade (other than after having been placed on that list after a selection from below the promotion zone); and (B) are senior to the warrant officer designated by the Secretary concerned^* to be the junior warrant officer in the promotion zone eligible for promotion to the next higher grade. (2) The term “warrant officers above the promotion zone” means a group of officers on a warrant officer active-duty list in the same grade (or the same grade and competitive category) who— (A) are eligible for consideration for promotion to the next higher grade; (B) are in the same grade as warrant officers in the promotion zone; and (C) are senior to the senior warrant officer in the promotion zone. (3) The term “warrant officers below the promotion zone” means a group of officers on a warrant officer active-duty list in the same grade (or the same grade and competitive category) who— (A) are eligible for consideration for promotion to the next higher grade; (B) are in the same grade as warrant officers in the promotion zone; and (C) are junior to the junior warrant officer in the promotion zone. (4) The active-duty list referred to in section 573(b) of this title includes the active-duty promotion list established by section 41a 1 of title 14.