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Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73

§622 Numbers to be recommended for promotion

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 II— - PROMOTIONS › § 622

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Before a promotion selection board meets, the military department head must, under rules from the Secretary of Defense, decide three things: (1) how many jobs need officers of the grade and category the board will consider, (2) how many officers will likely be needed to fill openings when promotions happen, and (3) how many officers are authorized to serve on active duty in that grade and category. From those numbers, the department head must set the maximum number of officers the board may recommend for promotion.

Full Legal Text

Title 10, §622

Armed Forces — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

Before convening a selection board under section 611(a) of this title for any grade and competitive category, the Secretary of the military department concerned, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, shall determine (1) the number of positions needed to accomplish mission objectives which require officers of such competitive category in the grade to which the board will recommend officers for promotion, (2) the estimated number of officers needed to fill vacancies in such positions during the period in which it is anticipated that officers selected for promotion will be promoted, and (3) the number of officers authorized by the Secretary of the military department concerned to serve on active duty in the grade and competitive category under consideration. Based on such determinations, the Secretary of the military department concerned shall determine the maximum number of officers in such competitive category which the selection board may recommend for promotion.

Legislative History

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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

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

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Citation

10 U.S.C. § 622

Title 10 — Armed Forces

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73