§2108 — Title 14 Coast Guard | U.S. Code

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Before a selection board meets, the service must announce the meeting date, the promotion zone to be reviewed, and which officers are eligible. Eligible officers may officially, by that date, send a message about their record; it may not criticize or reflect on any officer's character, conduct, or motive.

Title 14, §2108

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(a)Before a board is convened under section 2106 of this title, notice of the convening date, the promotion zone to be considered, and the officers eligible for consideration shall be given to the service at large.

(b)Each officer eligible for consideration by a selection board convened under section 2106 of this title may send a communication through official channels to the board, to arrive not later than the date the board convenes, inviting attention to any matter of record in the armed forces concerning such officer. A communication sent under this section may not criticize any officer or reflect upon the character, conduct, or motive of any officer.

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2021—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 116–283 substituted “such officer” for “himself”. 2018—Pub. L. 115–282, § 112(b), renumbered section 253 of this title as this section. Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 115–282, § 123(b)(2), substituted “section 2106” for “section 251”. 2010—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 111–281 inserted “and” after “zone to be considered,” and struck out “, and the number of officers the board may recommend for promotion” after “eligible for consideration”. 1966—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 89–444 added officers eligible for consideration to list of items for which notice must be given to the service at large before a board is convened under section 251 of this title.

§2108 Selection Boards; Notice of Convening; Communication with Board

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Title 14, §2108

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