Title 14 — Coast GuardRelease 119-73
§2110 Number of officers to be selected for promotion
Title 14 › Subtitle SUBTITLE II— - PERSONNEL › Chapter CHAPTER 21— - PERSONNEL; OFFICERS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - APPOINTMENT AND PROMOTION › § 2110
Summary
Before a promotion board meets, the Secretary must decide how many officers will be picked for that grade. That number is the current openings in the grade, plus any openings expected over the next twelve months, minus the officers already on the selection list for that grade.
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Title 14, §2110
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Before convening a board under section 2106 of this title to recommend officers for promotion to any grade, the Secretary shall determine the total number of officers to be selected for promotion to that grade. This number shall be equal to the number of vacancies existing in the grade, plus the number of additional vacancies estimated for the next twelve months, less the number of officers on the selection list for the grade.
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2018—Pub. L. 115–282, § 123(b)(2), substituted “section 2106” for “section 251”. Pub. L. 115–282, § 112(b), renumbered section 255 of this title as this section.
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14 U.S.C. § 2110
Title 14 — Coast Guard
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73