Hargrave v. United States

The act of June 10,1926, 44 Stat. 717, provided, so far as material here, as follows:

“ Sec. 1. That for all purposes of this act the words ‘ staff officer ’ or ‘ staff officers ’ as hereinafter used shall be construed to include officers of the Medical, Supply, Chaplain, *644Construction, Civil Engineer, and Dental Corps of the Navy-only.

“ Hereafter all advancements to the ranks of rear admiral, captain, and commander in each of the staff corps above mentioned, including the advancement of staff officers who are or may be carried on the Navy list as additional to the numbers of such rank, shall…