Pay Act of the Armed Force Article 7

Paragraph 1Any active voluntary service commissioned officer, noncommissioned officer and enlisted serviceman shall be paid by pay grade in accordance with ranks assigned by appointment or evaluation on the date of effectiveness.Paragraph 2The pay grade of any active voluntary service noncommissioned officer appointed from active voluntary service enlisted serviceman and active voluntary service commissioned officer appointed from noncommissioned officer shall be converted from the original to the according one. If the pay rate of the pay grade converted to the highest is lower than the original pay rate, the original pay rate shall be retained until the promotion to a higher rank with pay rate of pay grade higher than the original.