Secretary of the Navy Council of Review Boards
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The Secretary of the Navy Council of Review Boards (CORB) is an organization within the United States Department of the Navy
that reviews cases, conducts hearings, and renders decisions on behalf of the United States Secretary of the Navy
. It was formerly known as the Naval Council of Personnel Boards and Naval Council of Review Boards.
CORB comprises five boards:
These boards allows military and civilian personnel of the United States Navy
and the United States Marine Corps
to challenge personnel decisions that impact them.
CORB is under the oversight of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs)
.
United States Department of the Navy
The Department of the Navy of the United States of America was established by an Act of Congress on 30 April 1798, to provide a government organizational structure to the United States Navy and, from 1834 onwards, for the United States Marine Corps, and when directed by the President, of the...
that reviews cases, conducts hearings, and renders decisions on behalf of the United States Secretary of the Navy
United States Secretary of the Navy
The Secretary of the Navy of the United States of America is the head of the Department of the Navy, a component organization of the Department of Defense...
. It was formerly known as the Naval Council of Personnel Boards and Naval Council of Review Boards.
CORB comprises five boards:
- Physical Evaluation BoardPhysical Evaluation BoardThe Physical Evaluation Board is a board within the United States Department of the Navy that makes fact finding decisions when members of the United States Navy or the United States Marine Corps challenge a discharge on the grounds of physical disability....
- Naval Discharge Review BoardNaval Discharge Review BoardThe Naval Discharge Review Board is a board established by Congress the United States Department of the Navy before which members of the United States Navy and the United States Marine Corps can challenge the propriety of the terms of their discharge from the military. It is located at the...
- Naval Clemency and Parole BoardNaval Clemency and Parole BoardThe Naval Clemency and Parole Board is a board established by the United States Department of the Navy to serve as executive agent for the United States Secretary of the Navy to decide questions of clemency and parole for members of the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps who are...
- Combat Related Special Compensation Board
- Navy Department Board of Decorations and Medals
These boards allows military and civilian personnel of the United States Navy
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
and the United States Marine Corps
United States Marine Corps
The United States Marine Corps is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for providing power projection from the sea, using the mobility of the United States Navy to deliver combined-arms task forces rapidly. It is one of seven uniformed services of the United States...
to challenge personnel decisions that impact them.
CORB is under the oversight of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs)
Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs)
The Assistant Secretary of the Navy is a civilian office in the United States Department of the Navy...
.