Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73

§649b Selection 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 VI— - ALTERNATIVE PROMOTION AUTHORITY FOR OFFICERS IN DESIGNATED COMPETITIVE CATEGORIES › § 649b

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Officers in competitive groups must be promoted under the rules in subchapter I unless this subchapter says otherwise, and section 616(b) does not apply. A promotion board convened under section 611(a) may recommend that an officer be removed from future promotion consideration when making recommendations under section 616.

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Title 10, §649b

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(a)Except as provided in this section, the selection for promotion of officers in any competitive category of officers designated for purposes of this subchapter shall be governed by the provisions of subchapter I of this chapter.

(b)section 616(b) of this title shall not apply to the selection for promotion of officers described in subsection (a).

(c)In making recommendations pursuant to section 616 of this title for purposes of the administration of this subchapter, a selection board convened under section 611(a) of this title may recommend that an officer considered by the board be excluded from future consideration for promotion under this chapter.

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10 U.S.C. § 649b

Title 10 — Armed Forces

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73