{"data":{"id":"us/10-u.s.c.-621","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"10 U.S.C. § 621","heading":"Competitive categories for promotion","body":"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.","path":["Title 10—ARMED FORCES","CHAPTER 36—PROMOTION, SEPARATION, AND INVOLUNTARY RETIREMENT OF OFFICERS ON THE ACTIVE-DUTY LIST"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc10@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:56:10Z","sha256":"6e8e82a1d39ef1d986e684383aa6409325f44b7f1ca71e6ade16f873b33a9ce3","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/10-u.s.c.-620","next":"us/10-u.s.c.-622"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}