Title 14 — Coast GuardRelease 119-73not60
§2106 Selection Boards; Convening of Boards
Title 14 › Subtitle SUBTITLE II— PERSONNEL › Chapter 21— PERSONNEL; OFFICERS › Subchapter I— APPOINTMENT AND PROMOTION › § 2106
Summary
The Secretary must convene selection boards at least once a year and whenever needed to recommend officers on the active‑duty promotion list for promotion to the next higher grade from lieutenant (junior grade) through captain. There must be a separate board for each grade, but no board is required for a grade that has no vacancies and none are expected in the next twelve months.
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Title 14, §2106
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At least once a year and at such other times as the needs of the service require, the Secretary shall convene selection boards to recommend for promotion to the next higher grade officers on the active duty promotion list in each grade from lieutenant (junior grade) through captain, with separate boards for each grade. However, the Secretary is not required to convene a board to recommend officers for promotion to a grade when no vacancies exist in the grade concerned, and he estimates that none will occur in the next twelve months.
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14 U.S.C. § 2106
Title 14 — Coast Guard
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Apr 3, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60