Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-102
§646 Consideration of Performance as a Member of the Joint Staff
Title 10 › Subtitle A — General Military Law › PART II — PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 36 — PROMOTION, SEPARATION, AND INVOLUNTARY RETIREMENT OF OFFICERS ON THE ACTIVE-DUTY LIST › SUBCHAPTER V — ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO PROMOTION, SEPARATION, AND RETIREMENT › § 646
Summary
Secretary of Defense, with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, must require the military services to consider Joint Staff performance when deciding officer promotions, retention, and assignments.
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Title 10, §646
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The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shall ensure that officer personnel policies of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space Force concerning promotion, retention, and assignment give appropriate consideration to the performance of an officer as a member of the Joint Staff.
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2021—Pub. L. 116–283 substituted “Marine Corps, and Space Force” for “and Marine Corps”.
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10 U.S.C. § 646
Title 10, Armed Forces
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102