14 U.S.C. § 731 : US Code - Section 731: Establishment of promotion zones under running mate system

Search 14 U.S.C. § 731 : US Code - Section 731: Establishment of promotion zones under running mate system

(a) Authority To Use Running Mate System. - The Secretary may by
regulation implement section 729(d)(1) of this title by requiring
that the promotion zone for consideration of Reserve officers in an
active status for promotion to the next higher grade be determined
in accordance with a running mate system as provided in subsection
(b).
(b) Consideration for Promotion. - If promotion zones are
determined as authorized under subsection (a), a Reserve officer
shall, subject to the eligibility requirements of this subchapter,
be placed in a promotion zone when that officer's running mate is
placed in a promotion zone and shall, in accordance with the
provisions of this subchapter, be considered for promotion at
approximately the same time as that officer's running mate or as
soon thereafter as practicable, or in the event that promotion is
not determined in accordance with a running mate system, then a
Reserve officer becomes eligible for consideration for promotion to
the next higher grade at the beginning of the promotion year in
which he or she completes the following amount of service computed
from the date of rank in the grade in which he or she is serving:
(1) two years in the grade of lieutenant (junior grade);
(2) three years in the grade of lieutenant;
(3) four years in the grade of lieutenant commander;
(4) four years in the grade of commander; and
(5) three years in the grade of captain.
(c) Consideration of Officers Below the Zone. - If the Secretary
authorizes the selection of officers for promotion from below the
promotion zone in accordance with section 729(d)(3) of this title,
the number of officers to be considered from below the zone may be
established through the application of the running mate system
under this subchapter or otherwise as the Secretary determines to
be appropriate to meet the needs of the Coast Guard.