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Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73

§614 Notice of convening of selection boards

Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle A— - General Military Law › Part PART II— - PERSONNEL › Chapter CHAPTER 36— - PROMOTION, SEPARATION, AND INVOLUNTARY RETIREMENT OF OFFICERS ON THE ACTIVE-DUTY LIST › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - SELECTION BOARDS › § 614

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

At least 30 days before a selection board meets to recommend officers for promotion, the Secretary in charge must give written notice. The notice can be sent to each eligible officer or to the whole service. It must say when the board will start and name the junior and the senior officer in the promotion zone, with each officer’s date of rank as of the notice date. An eligible officer may send a written statement to the board. It must arrive no later than 10 calendar days before the board starts. The board must consider any timely statement.

Full Legal Text

Title 10, §614

Armed Forces — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)At least 30 days before a selection board is convened under section 611(a) of this title to recommend officers in a grade for promotion to the next higher grade, the Secretary concerned (1) shall notify in writing the officers eligible for consideration for promotion of the date on which the board is to convene and the name and date of rank of the junior officer, and of the senior officer, in the promotion zone as of the date of the notification, or (2) shall issue a general written notice to the armed force concerned regarding the convening of the board which shall include the convening date of the board and the name and date of rank of the junior officer, and of the senior officer, in the promotion zone as of the date of the notification.
(b)An officer eligible for consideration by a selection board convened under section 611(a) of this title may send a written communication to the board, to arrive not later than 10 calendar days before the date the board convenes, calling attention to any matter concerning himself that the officer considers important to his case. The selection board shall give consideration to any timely communication under this subsection.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2017—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 115–91 substituted “10 calendar days before” for “the day before” in first sentence. 2006—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 109–163 inserted “the day before” after “not later than” in first sentence. 1991—Pub. L. 102–190 struck out “; communications with boards” after “selection boards” in section catchline. 1981—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 97–22 substituted “which shall include the convening date of the board” for “, the names of the officers eligible for consideration by the board as of the date of the notification, the convening date of the board,”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 2017 Amendment Pub. L. 115–91, div. A, title V, § 501(c), Dec. 12, 2017, 131 Stat. 1373, provided that: “The

Amendments

made by this section [amending this section and section 14106 of this title] shall apply with respect to promotion selection boards convened on or after the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 12, 2017].”

Effective Date

of 2006 Amendment Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title V, § 505(c), Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3227, provided that: “The

Amendments

made by this section [amending this section and section 14106 of this title] shall take effect on March 1, 2006, and shall apply with respect to selection boards convened on or after that date.”

Effective Date

of 1991 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 102–190 applicable to selection boards convened under section 611(a) of this title after end of 60-day period beginning Dec. 5, 1991, see section 504(e) of Pub. L. 102–190, set out as a note under section 615 of this title.

Effective Date

Section effective Sept. 15, 1981, but the authority to prescribe

Regulations

under this section effective on Dec. 12, 1980, see section 701 of Pub. L. 96–513, set out as an

Effective Date

of 1980 Amendment note under section 101 of this title.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

10 U.S.C. § 614

Title 10 — Armed Forces

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73