Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73not60
§613 Oath of Members of Selection Boards
Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle A— General Military Law › Part II— PERSONNEL › Chapter 36— PROMOTION, SEPARATION, AND INVOLUNTARY RETIREMENT OF OFFICERS ON THE ACTIVE-DUTY LIST › Subchapter I— SELECTION BOARDS › § 613
Summary
Each selection board member must swear to do their job fairly and without bias. They must keep in mind both the officers' qualifications and the overall effectiveness of the armed force.
Full Legal Text
Title 10, §613
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Each member of a selection board shall swear that he will perform his duties as a member of the board without prejudice or partiality and having in view both the special fitness of officers and the efficiency of his armed force.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective Sept. 15, 1981, but the authority to prescribe
Regulations
under this section effective on Dec. 12, 1980, see section 701 of Pub. L. 96–513, set out as an
Effective Date
of 1980 Amendment note under section 101 of this title.
Reference
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Citation
10 U.S.C. § 613
Title 10 — Armed Forces
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
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