Which item is NOT included as a type within a statuary board?

• A. Promotion Boards
• B. Early Retirement
• C. Continuation Boards
• D. Disciplinary Boards

Answer: (D)

Statuary boards are official panels created by statute to decide career actions that affect a service member’s status. The actions these boards handle are advancement, continued service, or retirement under lawful authority. Promotion boards determine who moves up to the next rank, continuation boards decide if an officer should remain in service beyond a certain point, and early retirement boards determine eligibility for retiring before the standard date when permitted by law. Disciplinary boards, while important for handling misconduct or administrative discipline, operate under different authorities and processes and are not part of the statuary board framework that governs progression or retirement decisions. So, disciplinary boards don’t belong among the types of statuary boards.