### Question
How is the "selection board" defined?


### Answer
The term **selection board** is defined in *10 U.S.C. § 1558* as follows -

> a selection board convened under section 573(c), 580, 580a, 581, 611(b), 637, 638, 638a, 14101(b), 14701, 14704, or 14705 of this title, and any other board convened by the Secretary of a military department under any authority to recommend persons for appointment, enlistment, reenlistment, assignment, promotion, or retention in the armed forces or for separation, retirement, or transfer to inactive status in a reserve component for the purpose of reducing the number of persons serving in the armed forces

#### Citation:
  - *10 U.S.C. § 1558*
  - Heading: **Subtitle A-General Military Law > PART II-PERSONNEL > CHAPTER 79-CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS**

