Newly. promoted Employees shall complete a promotional probationary period of one hundred eighty (180) calendar days from the first day such Employee serves in the higher rank. Newly-promoted Employees shall have the full effect of all benefits and provisions provided for within this Agreement during such promotional probationary period. Any Employee, who, in the sole discretion of the Fire Chief, fails probation, shall be returned to their former position just prior to promotion with all applicable wage or benefit increases that would have normally accrued. A failure of probation is not a disciplinary action and is not subject to appeal under the arbitration provisions of this Agreement.
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