Federal · Title 10 — Armed Forces
10 U.S.C. § 1187: Officers eligible to serve on boards
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Each member of the board shall be an officer of the same armed force as the officer being required to show cause for retention on active duty. Each member of the board shall be in a grade above major or lieutenant commander, except that at least one member of the board shall be in a grade above lieutenant colonel or commander. Each member of the board shall be senior in grade to any officer to be considered by the board. is above major or lieutenant commander or, in the case of an officer to be the senior officer of the board, above lieutenant colonel or commander; and is senior to the grade of any officer to be considered by the board. No person may be a member of more than one board convened under this chapter to consider the same officer. A retired general or flag officer who is on active duty for the purpose of serving on a board convened under this chapter shall not, while so serving, be counted against any limitation on the number of general and flag officers who may be on active duty.
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