10-U.S.C.-12643
§12643 – Boards For Appointment, Promotion, and Certain Other Purposes: Composition
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Title 10 > Subtitle E > Part II > Chapter 1219 > Section 12643
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- Reference: Section 12643
- Legend: §12643 – Boards For Appointment, Promotion, and Certain Other Purposes: Composition
- USCode Year: 2013
Provision Content
(a) Except as provided in section 612(a)(3) of this title and except for boards that may be convened to select Reserves for appointment in the Regular Army, Regular Navy, Regular Air Force, or Regular Marine Corps, each board convened for the appointment, promotion, demotion, involuntary release from active duty, discharge, or retirement of Reserves shall include at least one member of the Reserves, with the exact number of Reserves determined by the Secretary concerned in his discretion.
(b) Each member of a board convened for the selection for promotion, or for the demotion or discharge, of Reserves must be senior in rank to the persons under consideration by that board. However, a member serving in a legal advisory capacity may be junior in rank to any person, other than a judge advocate or law specialist, being considered by that board; and a member serving in a medical advisory capacity may be junior in rank to any person, other than a medical officer, being considered by that board.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 11, §266; Pub. L. 96–513, title V, §501(4), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2907; Pub. L. 97–22, §2(c), July 10, 1981, 95 Stat. 124; renumbered §12643, Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, §1662(h)(2), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2996.)
| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 266(a) 266(b) |
50:1005(a). 50:1005(b). |
July 9, 1952, ch. 608, §254, 66 Stat. 496. |
In subsection (a), the words under * * * prescribed are substituted for the words in accordance * * * established.
In subsection (b), the words in rank and by that board are inserted for clarity.
Amendments
1994—Pub. L. 103–337 renumbered section 266 of this title as this section.
1981—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 97–22 substituted Except as provided in section 612(a)(3) of this title and except for Boards that may be convened to select Reserves for appointment in the Regular Army, Regular Navy, Regular Air Force, or Regular Marine Corps, each board convened for the appointment, promotion, demotion, involuntary release from active duty, discharge, or retirement of Reserves shall include at least one member of the Reserves, with the exact number of Reserves determined by the Secretary concerned in his discretion for Except as provided in section 612(a)(3) of this title, each board convened for the appointment, promotion, demotion, involuntary release from active duty, discharge, or retirement of Reserves shall include an appropriate number of Reserves, as prescribed by the Secretary concerned under standards and policies prescribed by the Secretary of Defense.
1980—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 96–513 substituted Except as provided in section 612(a)(3) of this title, each for Each.
Effective Date of 1980 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 96–513 effective Sept. 15, 1981, see section 701 of Pub. L. 96–513, set out as a note under section 101 of this title.
U.S. Encyclopedia of Law Coverage
10-U.S.C.-12529 in the Legal Encyclopedia: Army Reserve
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10-U.S.C.-12528 in the Legal Encyclopedia: Army Reserve Personnel
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