§2111 — Title 14 Coast Guard | U.S. Code

Summary

Before a promotion board meets to pick officers for ranks above lieutenant (junior grade) and below rear admiral (lower half), the Secretary must set a promotion zone. A zone includes the most senior eligible officers of that rank on the active-duty promotion list who have not already been in a zone for that next-rank selection. The size of a zone is set after the Secretary looks at three things: the service’s needs; expected future openings so year groups get fair chances; and whether current time in grade matches a good promotion pattern. For promotion to rear admiral (lower half), the Secretary sets zones as needed.

Title 14, §2111

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(a)Before convening a selection board to recommend officers for promotion to any grade above lieutenant (junior grade) and below rear admiral (lower half), the Secretary shall establish a promotion zone for the grade to be considered. The promotion zone for each grade shall consist of the most senior officers of that grade on the active duty promotion list who are eligible for consideration for promotion to the next higher grade and who have not previously been placed in a promotion zone for selection for promotion to the next higher grade. The number of officers in each zone shall be determined after considering—

(1)the needs of the service;

(2)the estimated numbers of vacancies available in future years to provide comparable opportunity for promotion of officers in successive year groups; and

(3)the extent to which current terms of service in that grade conform to a desirable career promotion pattern.

(b)Promotion zones from which officers will be selected for promotion to the grade of rear admiral (lower half) shall be established by the Secretary as the needs of the service require.

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Amendments

2018—Pub. L. 115–282, § 112(b), renumbered section 256 of this title as this section. Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 115–282, § 312, substituted “one-half.” for “six-tenths.” in concluding provisions. 1986—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 99–661 substituted “rear admiral (lower half)” for “commodore”. 1985—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 99–145 substituted “rear admiral (lower half)” for “commodore”. 1983—Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 97–417 substituted “commodore” for “rear admiral”. 1966—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 89–444 limited promotion zone by requiring that list of officers under consideration be officers eligible for consideration for promotion to next higher grade.

§2111 Promotion zones

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Title 14, §2111

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