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14 U.S.C. § 3743 — Eligibility for promotion
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**(a) In General.—** Except as provided in subsection (b), a Reserve officer is eligible for consideration for promotion and for promotion under this subchapter if that officer is in an active status.
**(b) Exception.—** A Reserve officer who has been considered but not recommended for retention in an active status by a board convened under subsection 3752(a) 11 So in original. Probably should be “section 3752(a)”. of this title is not eligible for consideration for promotion.
**(c) Request for Exclusion.—**
(1) **In general.—** — The Commandant may provide that an officer may, upon the officer’s request and with the approval of the Commandant, be excluded from consideration by a selection board convened under [section 3740(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title14-section3740/b&num=0&edition=prelim) to consider officers for promotion to the next higher grade.
(2) **Approval of request.—** — The Commandant shall approve a request under paragraph (1) only if—
(A) the basis for the request is to allow an officer to complete a broadening assignment, advanced education, another assignment of significant value to the Coast Guard, a career progression requirement delayed by the assignment or education, or a qualifying personal or professional circumstance, as determined by the Commandant;
(B) the Commandant determines the exclusion from consideration is in the best interest of the Coast Guard; and
(C) the officer has not previously failed of selection for promotion to the grade for which the officer requests the exclusion from consideration.
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**(a) In General.—** Except as provided in subsection (b), a Reserve officer is eligible for consideration for promotion and for promotion under this subchapter if that officer is in an active status.
**(b) Exception.—** A Reserve officer who has been considered but not recommended for retention in an active status by a board convened under subsection 3752(a) 11 So in original. Probably should be “section 3752(a)”. of this title is not eligible for consideration for promotion.
**(c) Request for Exclusion.—**
(1) **In general.—** — The Commandant may provide that an officer may, upon the officer’s request and with the approval of the Commandant, be excluded from consideration by a selection board convened under [section 3740(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title14-section3740/b&num=0&edition=prelim) to consider officers for promotion to the next higher grade.
(2) **Approval of request.—** — The Commandant shall approve a request under paragraph (1) only if—
(A) the basis for the request is to allow an officer to complete a broadening assignment, advanced education, another assignment of significant value to the Coast Guard, a career progression requirement delayed by the assignment or education, or a qualifying personal or professional circumstance, as determined by the Commandant;
(B) the Commandant determines the exclusion from consideration is in the best interest of the Coast Guard; and
(C) the officer has not previously failed of selection for promotion to the grade for which the officer requests the exclusion from consideration.
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### Statutory Notes
Section 1191, acts Sept. 3, 1954, ch. 1257, title II, § 201, 68 Stat. 1150; June 30, 1955, ch. 247, § 1(a), 69 Stat. 218, related to constructive service credit on initial appointment. See [section 12207 of Title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section12207&num=0&edition=prelim), Armed Forces, and [section 3738 of Title 14](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title14-section3738&num=0&edition=prelim), Coast Guard.
Section 1192, act Sept. 3, 1954, ch. 1257, title II, § 202, 68 Stat. 1150, related to eligibility for promotion and to standards and qualifications for active status. See sections 12642 and 14301 et seq. of Title 10, Armed Forces, and [section 3743 of Title 14](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title14-section3743&num=0&edition=prelim), Coast Guard.
Section 1193, act Sept. 3, 1954, ch. 1257, title II, § 203, 68 Stat. 1150, related to appointment, composition, duration of service, quorum, and oath of service of selection boards, and to communications by officers eligible for promotion. See section 14101 et seq. of Title 10, Armed Forces, and [section 3741 of Title 14](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title14-section3741&num=0&edition=prelim), Coast Guard.
Section 1194, act Sept. 3, 1954, ch. 1257, title II, § 204, 68 Stat. 1151, authorized retention of officers with incomplete reserve service. See [section 12645 of Title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section12645&num=0&edition=prelim), Armed Forces.
Section 1195, acts Sept. 3, 1954, ch. 1257, title II, § 205, 68 Stat. 1151; June 30, 1955, ch. 247, § 1(b), 69 Stat. 218, related to retention of officers with eighteen or more ye
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TITLE 14—COAST GUARD
§ 3743
1 So in original. Probably should be ‘‘section 3752(a)’’.
section (a), a Reserve officer shall, subject to the eligi-
bility requirements of this subchapter,’’ for ‘‘Subject to
the eligibility requirements of this subchapter, a Re-
serve officer shall’’, and added subsec. (c).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2000 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 106–398 applicable with re-
spect to selection boards convened under section 3741 of
this title on or after Oct. 30, 2000, see section 1 [[div. A],
title V, § 502(c)] of Pub. L. 106–398, set out as a note
under section 3740 of this title.
§ 3743. Eligibility for promotion
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in sub-
section (b), a Reserve officer is eligible for con-
sideration for promotion and for promotion
under this subchapter if that officer is in an ac-
tive status.
(b) EXCEPTION.—A Reserve officer who has
been considered but not recommended for reten-
tion in an active status by a board convened
under subsection 3752(a) 1 of this title is not eli-
gible for consideration for promotion.
(c) REQUEST FOR EXCLUSION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commandant may pro-
vide that an officer may, upon the officer’s re-
quest and with the approval of the Com-
mandant, be excluded from consideration by a
selection board convened under section 3740(b)
of this title to consider officers for promotion
to the next higher grade.
(2)
APPROVAL
OF
REQUEST.—The
Com-
mandant shall approve a request under para-
graph (1) only if—
(A) the basis for the request is to allow an
officer to complete a broadening assignment,
advanced education, another assignment of
significant value to the Coast Guard, a ca-
reer progression requirement delayed by the
assignment or education,
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