Pub. L. 82-476, pt. II, ch. 7, sec. 254

Sec. 254. (a) All boards convened for the appointment, promotion, demotion, involuntary release from active duty, discharge, or retirement of members of the reserve components shall include appropriate numbers from the reserve components, as prescribed by the appropriate Secretary in accordance with standards and policies established by the Secretary of Defense. (b) The members of all boards convened for selection for promotion or for the discharge or demotion of members of the reserve components shall be senior to the members under consideration, except that a member of a board serving in a legal advisory capacity may be junior to any person, other than a judge advocate or a law specialist, being considered and that a member of a board serving in a medical advisory capacity may be junior to any person, other than a medical officer, being considered.