All appointments to the grade of 2nd lieutenant shall be from the enlisted men, under regulations prescribed by the Commanding General, and subject to the examination required by law.
D.C. Code § 49-308
Appointments to grade of 2nd lieutenant
Mar. 1, 1889, 25 Stat. 775, ch. 328; as added Feb. 18, 1909, 35 Stat. 630, ch. 146, § 16
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