§612 Composition of Selection Boards

2024—Subsec. (c)(3)(A). Pub. L. 118–159 inserted “or the Space Force” after “of the Marine Corps”. 2021—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 116–283 inserted at end “The members of a selection board shall represent the diverse population of the armed force concerned to the extent practicable.” 2011—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 111–383 amended subsec. (c) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (c) read as follows: “Each selection board convened under section 611(a) of this title that will consider officers who are serving in, or have served in, joint duty assignments shall include at least one officer designated by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff who is currently serving in a joint duty assignment. The Secretary of Defense may waive the preceding sentence in the case of any selection board of the Marine Corps.” 2000—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title V, § 504(a)(1)], struck out “who are on the active-duty list” after “five or more officers” in second sentence and inserted after second sentence “Each member of a selection board (except as provided in paragraphs (2), (3), and (4)) shall be an officer on the active-duty list.” Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title V, § 504(a)(2)], substituted “of that armed force on active duty (whether or not on the active-duty list). The actual number of reserve officers shall be” for “of that armed force, with the exact number of reserve officers to be” and “the Secretary’s discretion. Notwithstanding the first sentence of this paragraph,” for “his discretion, except that”. 1986—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 99–433 added subsec. (c). 1985—Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 99–145 substituted “rear admiral (lower half)” for “commodore”. 1981—Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 97–22, § 4(a)(1), designated existing provisions as subpar. (A), substituted “Except as provided in subparagraph (B), a selection board” for “A selection board”, and added subpar. (B). Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 97–86 substituted “commodore” for “commodore admiral”. Pub. L. 97–22, § 4(a)(2), inserted “, with the exact number of reserve officers to be determined by the Secretary of the military department concerned in his discretion” after “at least one reserve officer of that armed force” and inserted “who are eligible to serve on the board” after “the next higher grade”. Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 97–22, § 4(a)(3), substituted “Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3)” for “Except as provided in paragraph (3)” and “officers who are members of the same armed force and hold a grade higher than the grade of the officers under consideration by the board and who are retired officers, reserve officers serving on active duty but not on the active-duty list, or members of the Ready Reserve” for “retired officers of the same armed force who hold a retired grade higher than the grade of the officers under consideration by the board” and designated as par. (5) provisions that retired general or flag officers on active duty for the purpose of serving on a selection board not be counted against any limitation on the number of general and flag officers who may be on active duty. Subsec. (a)(5). Pub. L. 97–22, § 4(a)(3), added par. (5) consisting of provisions, formerly contained in par. (4). Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 97–22, § 4(a)(4), inserted “convened under section 611(a) of this title” after “selection boards”.

of 2000 Amendment Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title V, § 504(b)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–102, provided that: “The

made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall apply to any selection board convened under section 611(a) of title 10, United States Code, on or after August 1, 1981.”

of 1986 Amendment Pub. L. 99–433, title IV, § 406(f), Oct. 1, 1986, 100 Stat. 1034, provided that: “The

made by section 402 [amending this section and section 615 and 618 of this title] shall take effect with respect to selection boards convened under section 611(a) of title 10, United States Code, after the end of the 120-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 1, 1986].”

of 1981 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 97–86 effective Sept. 15, 1981, see section 405(f) of Pub. L. 97–86, set out as a note under section 101 of this title.

Section effective Sept. 15, 1981, but the authority to prescribe

under this section effective on Dec. 12, 1980, see section 701 of Pub. L. 96–513, set out as an

of 1980 Amendment note under section 101 of this title. Authority To Waive Prohibition on Officers Serving on Successive Selection Boards for Boards To Consider Officers for Promotion to Major General or Rear Admiral Pub. L. 119–60, div. A, title V, § 507, Dec. 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 859, provided that: “Under

prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of a military department may, during the three-year period following the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 18, 2025], waive the limitation in section 612(b)(1) [probably should be “612(b)”] of title 10, United States Code, in the case of a selection board that will consider officers for recommendation for promotion to the grade of major general or rear admiral if the Secretary of the military department determines that qualified officers on the active-duty list or Space Force officer list or otherwise authorized to serve on the board are not available in sufficient number to comprise that selection board.”