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511 511 board shall be composed of at least five officers of the Regular Air Force who hold a regular or temporary grade above lieutenant colonel, and who are senior in regular grade to, and who outrank, any officer considered by that board. However, a selection board considering, under section 8300(a) or (b) of this title, female promotion-list officers other than those designated under section 8067 of this title to perform professional functions may include female promotion-list officers other than officers in those categories who are senior in regular grade to, and who outrank, any female officer being considered by that board. (b) No selection board may serve longer than one year and no member may serve on two consecutive boards for promotions to the same grade, if the second board considers any officer considered but not recommended for promotion by the first. (c) Each member of a selection board must swear that he will perform his duties without prejudice or partiality, having m view the special fitness of officers and the efficiency of the Air Force (d) Except as otherwise provided by law, promotion-list officers and brigadier generals of the Regular Air Fcrce m;iy ba promoted to the regular grades of captain through major general only when recommended by a selection board. A recommendation for promotion must be made by the majority of the total membership of the board. (e) Not l?:ter than 10 days after a board fi7 3t meets, any officer eligible for consideration by that board is entitled to send a letter, through official channels, calling attention to matters of record in the Department of the Air Force concerning himself that he considers important. The letter may not contain any reflection upon the character, conduct, or motives of any officer, or criticism of any officer. §8298.

Commissioned officers: promotion to first lieutenant; effect of failure of promotion (a) A promotion-list officer in the errade of second lieutenant shall be promoted to the regular grade of first lieutenant upon completing three years of service with which he is entitled to be credited for promotion. If a promotion-list officer in that grade is found to be not fully qualified, he shall be discharged under section 8814 of this title. (b) Vacancies in the grade of first lieutenant on a promotion list may be filled by promoting second lieutenants on that list with less than three years of service, in order of seniority, under regdlations prescribed by the Secretary of the Air Force. (c) This section does not apply to Air Force nurses and women medical specialists. § 8299.

Commissioned officers: promotion to captain, major, or lieutenant colonel (a) Promotion-list officers shall be promoted to the regular grades of captain, major, and, except as provided in subsection (f), lieutenant colonel, under subsections (b) and (c), or eliminated from the active list under section 8303 of this title. (b) Without regard to vacancies, each promotion-list officer whose regular grade is first lieutenant, captain, or major shall be considered by a selection board for promotion to the next higher regular grade,

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