Title 10Armed ForcesRelease 119-73

§646 Consideration of performance as a member of the Joint Staff

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 V— - ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO PROMOTION, SEPARATION, AND RETIREMENT › § 646

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Require the Secretary, with the Chairman, to have the military services consider an officer’s Joint Staff performance when deciding promotions, retention, and assignments.

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Title 10, §646

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The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shall ensure that officer personnel policies of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space Force concerning promotion, retention, and assignment give appropriate consideration to the performance of an officer as a member of the Joint Staff.

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2021—Pub. L. 116–283 substituted “Marine Corps, and Space Force” for “and Marine Corps”.

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10 U.S.C. § 646

Title 10Armed Forces

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73