US Code

Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

10 U.S.C. § 14101

Convening of selection boards

(a)

Promotion Boards .—

(1)
Whenever the needs of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps require, the Secretary concerned shall convene a selection board to recommend for promotion to the next higher grade, under chapter 1405 of this title, officers on the reserve active-status list of that armed force in a permanent grade from first lieutenant through brigadier general or, in the case of the Navy Reserve, lieutenant (junior grade) through rear admiral (lower half). A selection board convened under this subsection shall be known as a “promotion board”.
(2)
section 14315 of this title A promotion board convened to recommend reserve officers of the Army or reserve officers of the Air Force for promotion (A) to fill a position vacancy under , or (B) to the grade of brigadier general or major general, shall be known as a “vacancy promotion board”. Any other promotion board convened under this subsection shall be known as a “mandatory promotion board”.
(3)
section 14308(b)(4) of this title Paragraph (1) does not require the convening of a selection board in the case of officers in the permanent grade of first lieutenant or, in the case of the Navy, lieutenant (junior grade) when the Secretary concerned recommends for promotion to the next higher grade under all such officers whom the Secretary finds to be fully qualified for promotion.
(b)

Selective Early Separation Boards .—

Whenever the needs of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps require, the Secretary concerned may convene a selection board to recommend officers of that armed force—
(1)
section 14704 of this title for selective early removal from the reserve active-status list under ; or
(2)
section 14705 of this title for selective early retirement under .

Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, § 1611108 Stat. 2924Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title V, § 514(a)111 Stat. 1732Pub. L. 107–107, div. A, title V, § 505(b)(3)115 Stat. 1087Pub. L. 108–136, div. A, title V, § 511(b)(1)117 Stat. 1459Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title V, § 515(b)(1)(PP)119 Stat. 3234(Added , , ; amended , , ; , , ; , , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 109–1632006—Subsec. (a)(1). substituted “Navy Reserve” for “Naval Reserve”.

Pub. L. 108–136, § 511(b)(1)(A)2003—Subsec. (b). , (D), substituted “Selective Early Separation Boards” for “Continuation Boards” in heading and struck out concluding provisions which read as follows: “A selection board convened under this subsection shall be known as a ‘continuation board’.”

Pub. L. 108–136, § 511(b)(1)(B)section 14701 of this titleSubsec. (b)(1) to (3). , (C), redesignated pars. (2) and (3) as (1) and (2), respectively, and struck out former par. (1) which read as follows: “for continuation on the reserve active-status list under ;”.

Pub. L. 107–1072001—Subsec. (a)(3). added par. (3).

Pub. L. 105–85section 14301(e) of this title1997—Subsec. (a)(2). struck out “(except in the case of a board convened to consider officers as provided in )” before “be known as a ‘vacancy promotion board’.”

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

section 1691(b)(1) of Pub. L. 103–337section 10001 of this titleSection effective , see , set out as a note under .