Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73
§14005 Competitive categories
Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle E— - Reserve Components › Part PART III— - PROMOTION AND RETENTION OF OFFICERS ON THE RESERVE ACTIVE-STATUS LIST › Chapter CHAPTER 1401— - APPLICABILITY AND RESERVE ACTIVE-STATUS LISTS › § 14005
Summary
Officers on a reserve active-status list must be sorted into competitive groups. Each service secretary creates those groups under rules made by the Secretary of Defense. Officers in the same group compete only with each other for promotion.
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Title 10, §14005
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Each officer whose name appears on a reserve active-status list shall be placed in a competitive category. The competitive categories for each armed force shall be specified by the Secretary of the military department concerned under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense. Officers in the same competitive category shall compete among themselves for promotion.
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Effective Date
Section effective Oct. 1, 1996, see section 1691(b)(1) of Pub. L. 103–337, set out as a note under section 10001 of this title.
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10 U.S.C. § 14005
Title 10 — Armed Forces
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73