14 U.S.C. § 2108 — Selection boards; notice of convening; communication with board

submitted 63 years ago by Pub. L. 88-130 to r/title-14-COAST-GUARD · 111 words · no verdicts yet

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Before a selection board meets, notice of its meeting date, promotion zone, and eligible officers must be given to the service generally. Each eligible officer may send the board a communication through official channels, subject to the section’s timing and content limits.

(a) Before a board is convened under section 2106 of this title, notice must be given to the service generally. The notice must state the date the board will convene, the promotion zone it will consider, and the officers eligible for consideration. (b) Each officer eligible for consideration by a selection board convened under section 2106 may send the board a communication through official channels. The communication must arrive no later than the date the board convenes and may call attention to any matter of record in the armed forces concerning that officer. It may not criticize an officer or reflect on an officer’s character, conduct, or motive.

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(a)

Before a board is convened under section 2106 of this title, notice of the convening date, the promotion zone to be considered, and the officers eligible for consideration shall be given to the service at large.

(b)

Each officer eligible for consideration by a selection board convened under section 2106 of this title may send a communication through official channels to the board, to arrive not later than the date the board convenes, inviting attention to any matter of record in the armed forces concerning such officer. A communication sent under this section may not criticize any officer or reflect upon the character, conduct, or motive of any officer.

Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 88–130, § 1(10)(C), Sept. 24, 1963, 77 Stat. 179, § 253; amended Pub. L. 89–444, § 1(15), June 9, 1966, 80 Stat. 196; Pub. L. 111–281, title II, § 212(1), Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 2914; renumbered § 2108 and amended Pub. L. 115–282, title I, §§ 112(b), 123(b)(2), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4216, 4240; Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXV [LXXXV], § 8506(b), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4752.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit

1963Enacted · Pub. L. 88-130 · 77 Stat. 179
1966Amended · Pub. L. 89-444 · 80 Stat. 196
2010Amended · Pub. L. 111-281 · 124 Stat. 2914
2018Amended · Pub. L. 115-282 · 132 Stat. 4216, 4240
2021Amended · Pub. L. 116-283 · 134 Stat. 4752

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 88-130 on 1963-09-24.

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