10 U.S.C. § 20211 — Convening of selection boards
submitted 3 years ago by Pub. L. 118-31 to r/title-10-ARMED-FORCES · 178 words · no verdicts yet
The Secretary of the Air Force must convene boards to recommend Space Force officers for promotion. This covers grades from first lieutenant through brigadier general. Boards can also recommend early retirement or discharge in some cases.
(a) In General. Whenever the service needs it, the Secretary of the Air Force must convene selection boards to recommend Space Force officers, in every permanent grade* from first lieutenant through brigadier general, for promotion to the next higher grade.
(b) Exception for Officers in Grade of First Lieutenant. The Secretary doesn't have to convene a board for first lieutenants if, under section 20239(c)(4)(A), the Secretary instead recommends every fully qualified first lieutenant for promotion to captain.
(c) Selection Boards for Early Retirement or Discharge. The Secretary may also convene boards to recommend officers for early retirement under section 20404(a) or discharge under section 20404(b).
(d) Regulations. Convening boards under subsection (a) follows regulations set by the Secretary of Defense.
Whenever the needs of the service require, the Secretary of the Air Force shall convene selection boards to recommend for promotion to the next higher permanent grade* officers of the Space Force in each permanent grade from first lieutenant through brigadier general.
Subsection (a) does not require the convening of a selection board in the case of Space Force officers in the permanent grade of first lieutenant when the Secretary of the Air Force recommends for promotion to the grade of captain under section 20239(c)(4)(A) of this title all such officers whom the Secretary finds to be fully qualified for promotion.
The Secretary of the Air Force may convene selection boards to recommend officers for early retirement under section 20404(a) of this title or for discharge under section 20404(b) of this title.
The convening of selection boards under subsection (a) shall be under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Defense.
Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title XVII, § 1716(c), Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 634; amended Pub. L. 118–159, div. A, title V, § 521(n), Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 1882.)
- 2023Enacted · Pub. L. 118-31 · 137 Stat. 634
- 2024Amended · Pub. L. 118-159 · 138 Stat. 1882
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 118-31 on 2023-12-22.
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