§8371. Commissioned officers: Air Force Reserve; promotion to colonel
(a) Having in view the number of actual and anticipated vacancies in the Air Force Reserve in the reserve grade of colonel, the Secretary of the Air Force shall furnish to selection boards lists of officers to be considered by those boards and shall direct the board to recommend a number prescribed by him for promotion to that grade.
(b) The lists of officers to be considered under subsection (a) must include the name of the senior officer of the Air Force Reserve in the reserve grade of lieutenant colonel whose name is not on a recommended list, and the names of such additional officers of the Air Force Reserve in that reserve grade, in order of seniority, as the Secretary may prescribe.
(c) The board shall recommend the prescribed number of those officers whom it considers to be the best qualified.
(d) An officer recommended for promotion under this section may be promoted only to fill a vacancy.
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Repeal of Section
Section repealed effective Oct. 1, 1996, see note set out preceding section 8351 of this title.
| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 8371(a) 8371(b) |
50:1346 (1st sentence). 50:1346 (2d sentence). |
Sept. 3, 1954, ch. 1257, §516, |
| 8371(c) | 50:1346 (3d sentence). | |
| 8371(d) | 50:1346 (less 1st 3 sentences). |
In subsection (a), the words "lists of" are substituted for the words "names of" to conform to revised subsection (b).
In subsection (b), the words "in that reserve grade" are inserted for clarity. The words "for promotion" are omitted as surplusage.
In subsection (c), the words "of those named for consideration" are omitted as surplusage.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 123, 8372 of this title.