Title 14 › SUBTITLE II — PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 21 — PERSONNEL; OFFICERS › SUBCHAPTER I — APPOINTMENT AND PROMOTION › § 2115
The Secretary must give the selection board the number of officers it may recommend for the next rank, plus the names and records of everyone who is eligible for those promotions. For anyone being considered for ranks above lieutenant, the board must also get any credible adverse information, including proven findings from official investigations and any records added under section 1745(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 10 U.S.C. 1561 note). The information must be given under the Secretary’s rules. The Secretary may also give the board extra guidance about the Coast Guard’s needs, such as the skills officers should have or minimum numbers needed in a specialty, and any other guidance the Secretary thinks is needed. Any promotions made because of that guidance must not exceed the allowed percentage of officers chosen from below the announced promotion zone.
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14 U.S.C. § 2115
Title 14, Coast Guard
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110