2011 US Code
Title 14 - Coast Guard
Part I - REGULAR COAST GUARD (§§ 1 - 693)
Chapter 11 - PERSONNEL (§§ 211 - 440)
Content - OFFICERS (§§ 211 - 336)
Content - b. selection for promotion (§§ 251 - 262)
Section 253 - Selection boards; notice of convening; communication with board
View Metadata| Publication Title | United States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 14 - COAST GUARD |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 14 - COAST GUARD PART I - REGULAR COAST GUARD CHAPTER 11 - PERSONNEL OFFICERS b. selection for promotion Sec. 253 - Selection boards; notice of convening; communication with board |
| Contains | section 253 |
| Date | 2011 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 3, 2012 |
| Positive Law | Yes |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Added Pub. L. 88-130, §1(10)(C), Sept. 24, 1963, 77 Stat. 179; amended Pub. L. 89-444, §1(15), June 9, 1966, 80 Stat. 196; Pub. L. 111-281, title II, §212(1), Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 2914. |
| Statutes at Large References | 77 Stat. 179 80 Stat. 196 124 Stat. 2914 |
| Public Law References | Public Law 88-130, Public Law 89-444, Public Law 111-281 |
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(a) Before a board is convened under section 251 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 251 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 himself. A communication sent under this section may not criticize any officer or reflect upon the character, conduct, or motive of any officer.
(Added Pub. L. 88–130, §1(10)(C), Sept. 24, 1963, 77 Stat. 179; amended Pub. L. 89–444, §1(15), June 9, 1966, 80 Stat. 196; Pub. L. 111–281, title II, §212(1), Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 2914.)
Amendments2010—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.
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