[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: 5CFR315.503] [Page 158] TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT PART 315_CAREER AND CAREER-CONDITIONAL EMPLOYMENT--Table of Contents Subpart E_Career or Career-Conditional Employment by Transfer Sec. 315.503 Acquisition of competitive status. An employee who was serving probation when he was appointed under Sec. 315.501 acquires a competitive status automatically on completion of probation.