Appendix B to Part 47 - The DoD Civilian/Military Service Review Board and the Advisory Panel
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Appendix B to Part 47 - The DoD Civilian/Military Service Review
Board and the Advisory Panel A. Organization and Management
1. The board shall consist of a president selected from the
Department of the Air Force and one representative each from the
OSD, the Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, the
Department of the Air Force, and the U.S. Coast Guard (when the
group claims active Coast Guard service). Each member shall have
one vote except that the president shall vote only to break a tie.
The board's decision is determined by majority vote. The president
and two voting members shall constitute a quorum.
2. The advisory panel shall act as a nonvoting adjunct to the
board. It shall consist of historians selected by the Secretaries
of the Military Departments and, if required, by the Secretary of
Transportation. The respective Military Departments and the DOT
shall ensure that the advisory panel is provided with
administrative and legal support.
B. Functions
1. The board shall meet in executive session at the call of the
president, and shall limit its reviews to the following:
a. Written submissions by an applicant on behalf of a civilian
or contractual group. Presentations to the board are not
allowed.
b. Written report(s) prepared by the advisory panel.
c. Any other relevant written information available.
d. Factors established in this part for determining AD
service.
2. The board shall return to the applicant any application that
does not meet the eligibility criteria established in § 47.4(a).
The board only needs to state the reasons why the group is
ineligible for consideration under this part.
3. If the board determines that an application is eligible for
consideration under § 47.4(a), the board shall provide, to the
Secretary of the Air Force, a recommendation on the AD service
determination for the group and the rationale for that
recommendation that shall include, but not be limited to, a
discussion of the factors listed in § 47.4.
a. No factors shall be established that require automatic
recognition. Neither the board nor the Secretary of the Air Force
shall be bound by any method in reaching a decision.
b. Prior group determinations made under Public Law 95-202 do
not bind the board or the Secretary of the Air Force. The board and
the Secretary of the Air Force fully and impartially shall consider
each group on its own merit in relation to the factors listed in
section D. of this Directive.