Map Members Committees Legislation Money Nominations Watch Schedule Daily Record Special Rules Subpoenas House Ethics Foreign Influence Agencies Regulations Office Spending US Code

I can walk you through what this section actually means

Get a weekly summary of what Congress did, delivered every Sunday.

About
How Congress Works
Quiz
Congress Wrapped
Support Us
Roadmap
Health
Privacy Policy
Terms of Service

WhiteHouse.wiki•SCOTUS.wiki

Congress.wiki Alpha

Color Theme:

This is not an official government website.

© 2026 PLEJ LC. All rights reserved.

Map Members Committees Legislation Money Nominations Watch Schedule Daily Record Special Rules Subpoenas House Ethics Foreign Influence Agencies Regulations Office Spending US Code

10 U.S.C. § 621. — Competitive categories for promotion · Congress.wiki

U.S. Code/Title 10/§ 621

Title 10

10

Title overview Search title All titles

10 U.S.C. § 621.Chapter 36

§ 621

Competitive categories for promotion

Title 10

1 min read

Subchapter: PROMOTIONS

Need the full chapter outline? Open Chapter 36 to browse every section without loading the entire chapter explorer on this page.

Back to Chapter 36 Previous: § 620 Next: § 622

Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of each military department shall establish competitive categories for promotion. Each officer whose name appears on an active-duty list shall be carried in a competitive category of officers. Officers in the same competitive category shall compete among themselves for promotion.

Release: pl-119-84 (2026-04-18)