[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: 5CFR315.403] [Page 158] TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT PART 315_CAREER AND CAREER-CONDITIONAL EMPLOYMENT--Table of Contents Subpart D_Career or Career-Conditional Employment by Reinstatement Sec. 315.403 Acquisition of competitive status. A person who was serving probation when he was separated and who is reinstated under Sec. 315.401 acquires a competitive status automatically on completion of probation.