Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-110

§20244 Eligibility for Consideration for Promotion: Duty Assignments

Title 10 › Subtitle F — Alternative Military Personnel Systems › PART I — SPACE FORCE › CHAPTER 2005 — OFFICERS › SUBCHAPTER III — PROMOTIONS › § 20244

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Air Force Secretary must write rules so a Space Force officer on the officer list cannot be considered for promotion to brigadier general unless the officer has done one job responsible for acquisition matters and one job responsible for operations. The Secretary must issue those rules no later than one year after the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 becomes law. The rules will apply to officers considered for promotion to brigadier general on or after January 1, 2035.

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Title 10, §20244

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(a)Regulations.—

The Secretary of the Air Force shall prescribe regulations to ensure that an officer on the Space Force officer list is not considered for promotion to the grade of brigadier general unless the officer has completed—

(1)a duty assignment with a command or other organization that has responsibility for acquisition matters; and

(2)a duty assignment with a command or other organization that has responsibility for operations.

(b)Implementation Date.—

(1)The Secretary of the Air Force shall prescribe the regulations required under subsection (a) not later than one year after the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026; and

(2)The regulations required under subsection (a) shall apply to officers considered for promotion to brigadier general on or after January 1, 2035.

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The date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, referred to in subsec. (b), is the date of enactment of Pub. L. 119–60, which was approved Dec. 18, 2025.

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10 U.S.C. § 20244

Title 10, Armed Forces

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110