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.
(Mar. 1, 1889, 25 Stat. 775, ch. 328; as added Feb. 18, 1909, 35 Stat. 630, ch. 146, § 16.)
Prior Codifications1981 Ed., § 39-308.
1973 Ed., § 39-209.