Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73not60

§20213 Notice of Convening of Selection Boards

Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle F— Alternative Military Personnel Systems › Part I— SPACE FORCE › Chapter 2005— OFFICERS › Subchapter II— SELECTION BOARDS › § 20213

Last updated Apr 3, 2026|Official source

Summary

At least 30 days before a promotion board meets to pick officers for the next higher grade, the Secretary of the Air Force must send a written notice. The Secretary must either tell each eligible officer in writing or send a general written notice to the Space Force. The notice must give the board date and the name and date of rank of the most junior and most senior officers in the promotion zone at that time. An eligible officer (except one excluded under section 20231(d)) may send a written message to the board that must arrive at least 10 calendar days before the board meets, and the board must consider any timely message. A Space Force colonel or brigadier general who gets the notice must tell the Secretary whether they prefer to serve on or off sustained duty if promoted to brigadier general or major general.

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Title 10, §20213

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(a)At least 30 days before a selection board is convened under section 20211 of this title to recommend officers in a grade for promotion to the next higher grade, the Secretary of the Air Force shall—

(1)notify in writing the officers eligible for consideration for promotion of the date on which the board is to convene and the name and date of rank of the junior officer, and of the senior officer, in the promotion zone as of the date of the notification; or

(2)issue a general written notice to the Space Force regarding the convening of the board which shall include the convening date of the board and the name and date of rank of the junior officer, and of the senior officer, in the promotion zone as of the date of the notification.

(b)An officer eligible for consideration by a selection board convened under section 20211 of this title (other than an officer who has been excluded under section 20231(d) of this title from consideration by the board) may send a written communication to the board, to arrive not later than 10 calendar days before the date on which the board convenes, calling attention to any matter concerning the officer that the officer considers important to the officer’s case. The selection board shall give consideration to any timely communication under this subsection.

(c)An officer on the Space Force officer list in the grade of colonel or brigadier general who receives a notice under subsection (a) shall inform the Secretary of the officer’s preference to serve either on or off sustained duty if promoted to the grade of brigadier general or major general, respectively.

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10 U.S.C. § 20213

Title 10 — Armed Forces

Last Updated

Apr 3, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60