Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73

§15101 Officers in designated 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 1413— - ALTERNATIVE PROMOTION AUTHORITY FOR OFFICERS IN DESIGNATED COMPETITIVE CATEGORIES › § 15101

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Each Secretary of a military department can create one or more competitive categories for promoting officers under section 14005. Officers in those categories will have their promotions, retirements, and continued placement on the reserve active‑status list handled under the rules of this chapter. Before a category can take effect, the Secretary must send a report to the Senate and House Armed Services Committees and wait 60 days. The report must describe the officer needs for the category, explain how many promotion chances and the expected timing for each grade, estimate the size of the promotion pool for each grade, and note any other factors considered.

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Title 10, §15101

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(a)Each Secretary of a military department may designate one or more competitive categories for promotion of officers under section 14005 of this title that are under the jurisdiction of such Secretary as a competitive category of officers whose promotion, retirement, and continuation on the reserve active-status list shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter.

(b)The Secretary of a military department may not designate a competitive category of officers for purposes of this chapter until 60 days after the date on which the Secretary submits to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the designation of the competitive category. The report on the designation of a competitive category shall set forth the following:

(1)A detailed description of officer requirements for officers within the competitive category.

(2)An explanation of the number of opportunities for consideration for promotion to each particular grade, and an estimate of promotion timing, within the competitive category.

(3)An estimate of the size of the promotion zone for each grade within the competitive category.

(4)A description of any other matters the Secretary considered in determining to designate the competitive category for purposes of this chapter.

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Citation

10 U.S.C. § 15101

Title 10 — Armed Forces

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73