§14906. Officers eligible to serve on boards
(a) Composition of Boards.-(1) Each officer who serves on a board convened under this chapter shall be an officer of the same armed force as the officer being required to show cause for retention in an active status.
(2) An officer may not serve on a board under this chapter unless the officer holds a grade above lieutenant colonel or commander and is senior in grade and rank to any officer considered by the board.
(b) Limitation.-A person may not be a member of more than one board convened under this chapter to consider the same officer.
(Added
Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, §1611, Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2960
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Effective Date of Section
Section effective Oct. 1, 1996, see section 1691(b)(1) of Pub. L. 103–337, set out as a note under section 10001 of this title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 14903 of this title.