The dates of rank, as well as seniority of officers appointed to the same grade on the same day, were determined by Davis "usually following the guidelines established for the prewar U.S. Army."
昇進の日付や同じ日に同じ階級に昇進した者の順位はデイヴィスによって「通常戦前のアメリカ陸軍で確立されていた指針に従って」決定された。