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412 (b) Each officer in the Kegular Navy or the Regular Marine Corps not on a retired list holding a permanent appointment in the grade of warrant officer, W - 1, or above, whose name is reported under this section, shall, except as otherwise provided in this section, be honorably discharged on the hrst day of the fourth month following that in which his name is so reported. (c) A n officer who is under consideration for or undergoing disciplinary action of any kind may not be discharged under this section before the final disposition of his case. Thereafter, such an officer shall be separated from the naval service either under this section or under another provision of law, in the discretion of the Secretary of the Navy. (d) Each officer holding a permanent appointment as a warrant officer and temporarily appointed to a higher grade, whose name is reported under this section, has the option, instead of being discharged under this section, of reverting to the grade and status he would hold if he had not been so temporarily appointed. (e) Each officer designated for limited duty who, when first appointed as an officer designated for limited duty, had the permanent status of a warrant officer, and whose name is reported under this section, has the option, instead of being discharged under this section, of reverting to the grade and status he would hold if he had not been so appointed. Each officer designated for limited duty who, when first appointed as an officer designated for limited duty, had a permanent grade below the grade of warrant officer, W - 1, and whose name is reported under this section, has the option, instead of being discharged under this section, of reverting to the grade and status he would hold if he had not been so appointed but had instead been appointed a warrant officer, W - 1. (f) I n any computation to determine the grade and status to which an officer may revert under this section, all active service as an officer designated for limited duty or as a temporary or reserve officer is included. (g) Each officer discharged under this section is entitled to a lumpsum payment equal to two months' basic pay at the time of discharge multiplied by the number of years of service, but such payment may not be more than one year's basic pay. (h) The years of service that are counted under subsection (g) are— (1) for a male line officer of the Navy or a male officer of the Marine Corps, his years of total commissioned service as computed under section 6387 of this title; (2) for a staff corps officer, other than a woman officer appointed under section 5590 of this title and other than an officer in the Nurse Corps, his years of total commissioned service as computed under section 6388 of this title; (3) for an officer serving in the grade of lieutenant (junior grade) in the Nurse Corps, her years of total commissioned service as computed under section 6388 of this title; (4) for an officer serving in a grade above lieutenant (junior grade) in the Nurse Corps, her years of active service as computed under section 6396 of this title; and (5) for a woman officer appointed under section 5590 of this title, her years of active commissioned service in the Navy or the Marine Corps.
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