Title 14 — Coast Guard
Chapter 37 — Coast Guard Reserve
§ 3741. Selection boards; appointment
Statutory text
A selection board shall (1) be appointed and convened by the Secretary; (2) consist of at least 50 per centum Reserve officer membership, except in the case of a flag officer selection board where, to the extent practicable, it shall consist of at least 50 per centum Reserve officer membership; (3) consist only of members, Reserve or Regular, senior in grade to any officer being considered by that board; and (4) be composed of not less than five members, which number constitutes a quorum.
A selection board serves for the length of time prescribed by the Secretary, but no board may serve longer than one year. No officer may serve on two consecutive selection boards for the same grade when the second of those boards considers an officer who was considered, but not recommended for promotion, by the first selection board.
Each member of a selection board shall swear that he will, without prejudice or partiality, and having in view both the special fitness required of officers and the efficiency of the Coast Guard, perform the duties imposed upon him. Not less than a majority of the total membership of a selection board shall concur in each recommendation made by the board.
An officer eligible for consideration for promotion by a selection board may forward, through official channels, a written communication inviting the attention of the board to any matter in the officer’s record in the armed forces that, in the opinion of the officer concerned, is important to the board’s consideration. A communication forwarded under this subsection shall arrive in time to allow delivery to the board prior to its convening, and may not criticize or reflect upon the character, conduct, or motive of any officer.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Pub. L. 96–322 § 1 · 94 Stat. 1002
Enacted · 14 U.S.C. § 3741
Added Pub. L. 96–322, § 1, Aug. 4, 1980, 94 Stat. 1011, § 730
Source evidence
Code source credit
Added Pub. L. 96–322, § 1, Aug. 4, 1980, 94 Stat. 1011, § 730Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018
Pub. L. 115–282 title I § 118(b) · 132 Stat. 4192
Changed · 14 U.S.C. § 3741
Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 730 of this title as this section
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 730 of this title as this section.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(b) Redesignations and Transfers.— (1) Requirement.— The sections of title 14, United States Code, identified in the table provided in paragraph (2) are amended— (A) by redesignating the sections as described in the table; and (B) by transferring the sections, as necessary, so that the sections appear after the table of sections for chapter 37 of such title (as added by subsection (a)), in the order in which the sections are presented in the table. (2) Table.— The table referred to in paragraph (1) is the following: Title 14 section number before redesignationSection heading (provided for identification purposes only-not amended)Title 14 section number after redesignation 701Organization3701 702Authorized strength3702 703Coast Guard Reserve Boards3703 704Grades and ratings; military authority3704 705Benefits3705 706Temporary members of the Reserve; eligibility and compensation3706 707Temporary members of the Reserve; disability or death benefits3707 708Temporary members of the Reserve; certificate of honorable service3708 709Reserve student aviation pilots; Reserve aviation pilots; appointments in commissioned grade3709 709aReserve student pre-commissioning assistance program3710 710Appointment or wartime promotion; retention of grade upon release from active duty3711 711Exclusiveness of service3712 712Active duty for emergency augmentation of regular forces3713 713Enlistment of members engaged in schooling3714 720Definitions3731 721Applicability of this subchapter3732 722Suspension of this subchapter in time of war or national emergency3733 723Effect of this subchapter on retirement and retired pay3734 724Authorized number of officers3735 725Precedence3736 726Running mates3737 727Constructive credit upon initial appointment3738 728Promotion of Reserve officers on active duty3739 729Promotion; recommendations of selection boards3740 730Selection boards; appointment3741 731Establishment of promotion zones under running mate system3742 732Eligibility for promotion3743 733Recommendation for promotion of an officer previously removed from an active status3744 734Qualifications for promotion3745 735Promotion; acceptance; oath of office3746 736Date of rank upon promotion; entitlement to pay3747 737Type of promotion; temporary3748 738Effect of removal by the President or failure of consent of the Senate3749 739Failure of selection for promotion3750 740Failure of selection and removal from an active status3751 741Retention boards; removal from an active status to provide a flow of promotion3752 742Maximum ages for retention in an active status3753 743Rear admiral and rear admiral (lower half); maximum service in grade3754 744Appointment of a former Navy or Coast Guard officer3755 745Grade on entry upon active duty3756 746Recall of a retired officer; grade upon release3757
1 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 775 of this title prior to the complete revision of former chapter 21 of this chapter by Pub. L. 96–322.
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 730 of this title as this section.
Credits
1980–2018 · 2 acts
- 1980Added Pub. L. 96–322, § 1, , 94 Stat. 1011, § 730
- 2018renumbered § 3741, Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 118(b), , 132 Stat. 4233.
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(Added Pub. L. 96–322, § 1, , 94 Stat. 1011, § 730; renumbered § 3741, Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 118(b), , 132 Stat. 4233.)