§649c — Title 10 Armed Forces | U.S. Code

§649c Eligibility for consideration 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 › § 649c

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Most officers in competitive groups follow the usual promotion rules. But several specific parts of those usual rules do not apply here. Rules that deal with being above the promotion zone and one particular procedural subpart are left out. Also, a different rule about promotion chances overrides another rule if they conflict. The following officers cannot be promoted under these rules: officers covered by a certain other part of the general rules, officers not in the promotion zone, officers who have failed promotion the maximum number of times allowed under the promotion‑opportunities rules, and officers a selection board has recommended to be taken off the promotion list.

Title 10, §649c

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(a)Except as provided by this section, eligibility for promotion of officers in any competitive category of officers designated for purposes of this subchapter shall be governed by the provisions of section 619 of this title.

(b)Paragraphs (2) through (4) 11 See References in Text note below. of section 619(a) of this title shall not apply to the promotion of officers described in subsection (a).

(c)The following provisions of section 619(c) of this title shall not apply to the promotion of officers described in subsection (a):

(1)The reference in paragraph (1) of that section to an officer above the promotion zone.

(2)Paragraph (2)(A) of that section.

(d)section 645(1)(A)(i)(I) of this title shall not apply to the promotion of officers described in subsection (a) to the extent that such section is inconsistent with a number of opportunities for promotion specified pursuant to section 649d of this title.

(e)The following officers are not eligible for promotion under this subchapter:

(1)An officer described in section 619(d) of this title.

(2)An officer not included within the promotion zone.

(3)An officer who has failed of promotion to a higher grade the maximum number of times specified for opportunities for promotion for such grade within the competitive category concerned pursuant to section 649d of this title.

(4)An officer recommended by a selection board to be removed from consideration for promotion in accordance with section 649b(c) of this title.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Paragraph (4) of section 619(a) of this title, referred to in subsec. (b), was redesignated paragraph (5) of section 619(a) of this title by Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title V, § 502(2), Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 1680.

Amendments

2021—Subsecs. (d), (e). Pub. L. 116–283 added subsec. (d) and redesignated former subsec. (d) as (e).