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Section 179: Reduction of warrant officer or non-commissioned officer
When under the provisions of section 79 a warrant officer or a non-commissioned officer is deemed to be reduced to the ranks, such reduction shall, for the purpose of section 177, be treated as a punishment awarded by a sentence of a court-martial.
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