Commissioned service of the Bureau of Coast and Geodetic Survey.
Section 1
SECTION 1. Commissioned service of the Bureau of Coast and Geodetic Survey.— The commissioned service in the Bureau of Coast and Geodetic Survey, Department of National Defense, established by Executive Order Numbered Ninety-four, series of nineteen hundred forty-seven, shall continue to be distributed in the grades of captain, commander, lieutenant-commander, lieutenant, lieutenant (junior grade), and ensign: Provided, That the number of officers in each grade shall not exceed the following percentages of the total authorized number of commissioned officers on the active list: eight per centum (8%) in the grade of captain, fourteen per centum (14%) in the grade of commander, nineteen per centum (19%) in the grade of lieutenant-commander, twenty-three per centum (23%) in the grade of lieutenant, eighteen per centum (18%) in the grade of lieutenant (junior grade), and eighteen per centum (18%) in the grade of ensign: Provided, further, That the number authorized in each grade may be increased by the number of vacancies existing in the higher grades. Whenever a final fraction of one-half or greater occurs in computing the authorized number of officers of any grade, the next higher whole number shall be regarded as the authorized number: Provided, That no officer shall be reduced in grade or pay or separated from the active list as the result of any computations made to determine the authorized number of officers in the various grades. Officers of the corps shall be natural-born male citizens of the Philippines and shall rank with and after officers of corresponding grades in the Armed Forces with the same length of service in grade, as follows: captain with colonel, commander with lieutenant-colonel, lieutenant-commander with major, lieutenant with captain, lieutenant (junior grade) with first lieutenant, and ensign with second lieutenant.