Officers serving in positions designated under section 228(a) and officers recalled from retired status shall not be counted when computing authorized strengths under subsection (c) and shall not count against those strengths. (f) Preservation of grade and pay No officer may be reduced in grade or pay or separated from the commissioned officer corps of the Administration as the result of a computation made to determine the authorized number of officers in the various grades. . 102. Recalled officers Section 215 ( 33 U.S.C. 3005 ) is amended— (1) by striking Effective October 1, 2009, the and inserting (a) In general.— The