Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-110

§20236 Competitive Categories

Title 10 › Subtitle F — Alternative Military Personnel Systems › PART I — SPACE FORCE › CHAPTER 2005 — OFFICERS › SUBCHAPTER III — PROMOTIONS › § 20236

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Under rules set by the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Air Force must put officers on the Space Force officer list into competitive groups for promotion. There must be at least one group, and every officer on the list must be put into a group. Officers in the same group compete with each other for promotion. For promotion to brigadier general and major general, the Secretary of the Air Force must use one single competitive group for all Space Force officers who will be considered by the selection board.

Full Legal Text

Title 10, §20236

Armed Forces, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)Requirement to Establish Competitive Categories for Promotion.—

Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Air Force shall establish at least one competitive category for promotion for officers on the Space Force officer list. Each officer whose name appears on the Space Force officer list shall be carried in a competitive category of officers. Officers in the same competitive category shall compete among themselves for promotion.

(b)Single Competitive Category for Promotion to General Officer Grades.—

The Secretary of the Air Force shall establish a single competitive category for all officers on the Space Force officer list who will be considered by a selection board convened under section 20211 of this title for promotion to the grade of brigadier general or major general.

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Citation

10 U.S.C. § 20236

Title 10, Armed Forces

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110