[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 5, Volume 1] [Revised as of January 1, 2008] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 5CFR315.302] [Page 157] TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT PART 315_CAREER AND CAREER-CONDITIONAL EMPLOYMENT--Table of Contents Subpart C_Career or Career-Conditional Employment From Registers Sec. 315.302 Acquisition of competitive status. An employee appointed as provided in Sec. 315.301 acquires a competitive status automatically on completion of probation.