10 U.S.C. § 583: Definitions

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 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. are eligible for consideration for promotion to the next higher grade; are in the same grade as warrant officers in the promotion zone; and are senior to the senior warrant officer in the promotion zone. are eligible for consideration for promotion to the next higher grade; are in the same grade as warrant officers in the promotion zone; and are junior to the junior warrant officer in the promotion zone. 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. 1 See References in Text note below.