Pay Act of the Armed Force Article 8
The provisions of promotion and transfer of pay grade are as follows:Subparagraph 1The period of one pay grade due at one year shall be promoted to the higher grade from the first day of the first month in the following year. The period of leave without pay shall not be included in the period of one pay grade due at one year.Subparagraph 2Serviceman promoted to a higher rank with original rank pay grade due at one year shall be deemed as paid by the original rank with higher pay grade, then converted to the pay rate of higher pay grade of the promoted higher rank in accordance with the original rank pay grade; if the original rank pay grade is less than one year, its original pay rate shall be converted to the according pay rate of pay grade, then the rest period of less than one year of original rank pay grade shall be added to the period of higher rank pay grade, then converted to the pay rate of higher pay grade of the promoted higher rank on the first day of the first month in the following year. The pay rate of the pay grade of the higher rank promoted shall not be lower than the pay rate of original pay grade.
中文原文 軍人待遇條例第8條
俸級晉支、換敘規定如下：
一、俸級年資屆滿一年者，於屆滿一年之次月一日晉支一級，以晉至本階最高俸級為止。
但留職停薪期間，不計入俸級年資之計算。
二、晉任上階時，其原階俸級年資屆滿一年者，先按原階俸級辦理晉支，再按晉支之俸點換敘上階相當俸點之俸級；其原階俸級年資未滿一年者，先按原支俸點換敘相當俸點之俸級，至原階未滿一年之俸級年資與新階俸級年資合併，於屆滿一年之次月一日辦理晉支。
但晉任上階換敘時，不低於其原支俸點之俸級。
一、俸級年資屆滿一年者，於屆滿一年之次月一日晉支一級，以晉至本階最高俸級為止。
但留職停薪期間，不計入俸級年資之計算。
二、晉任上階時，其原階俸級年資屆滿一年者，先按原階俸級辦理晉支，再按晉支之俸點換敘上階相當俸點之俸級；其原階俸級年資未滿一年者，先按原支俸點換敘相當俸點之俸級，至原階未滿一年之俸級年資與新階俸級年資合併，於屆滿一年之次月一日辦理晉支。
但晉任上階換敘時，不低於其原支俸點之俸級。