Act of Commission for Officers and Noncommissioned Officers of the Armed Forces Article 6
The Promotion of a Military Officer should went through the number of years of the existing actual position (known as the 停年), except for the停年 of promoting a General Rank which is separately determined by the Ministry of National Defense according to its actual needs, the rest of the ranks should have the following停年:I - Ranking Officers: (1) Second Lieutenant : 1 ~ 2 years. (2) Lieutenant : 3 years. (3) Captain : 4 years. (4) Major : 4 years. (5) Lieutenant Colonel : 4 yearsII - Sergeants : (1) Corporal : 1 ~ 2 years. (2) Sergeant : 2 years. (3) First Sergeant : 3 years. (4) Third Class Sergeant : 3 years (5) Second Class Sergeant : 3 yearsThe停年 of the above Ranks can be shorten according to its need when a war occurs.
中文原文 陸海空軍軍官士官任官條例第6條
軍官、士官各階晉任必須經過之實職年資,稱為停年,除晉任將官之各階停年,由國防部依官額實際需要另定外,其餘各階停年如左:
一、軍官:
(一)少尉一至二年。
(二)中尉三年。
(三)上尉四年。
(四)少校四年。
(五)中校四年。
二、士官:
(一)下士一至二年。
(二)中士二年。
(三)上士三年。
(四)三等士官長三年。
(五)二等士官長三年。
前項各階停年,戰時得依需要,酌予縮短。
一、軍官:
(一)少尉一至二年。
(二)中尉三年。
(三)上尉四年。
(四)少校四年。
(五)中校四年。
二、士官:
(一)下士一至二年。
(二)中士二年。
(三)上士三年。
(四)三等士官長三年。
(五)二等士官長三年。
前項各階停年,戰時得依需要,酌予縮短。