; (2) by striking his each place it appears and inserting the officer's ; (3) in subsection (c), by striking him and inserting the officer ; and (4) by adding at the end the following: (g) (1) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Commandant may provide that an officer may, upon the officer’s request, be excluded from consideration by a selection board convened under 2106 of this title to consider officers for promotion to the next higher grade. (2) The Commandant may only approve a request under paragraph (1) if— (A) the basis for the request is to allow an officer to complete a broadening assignment, advanced education, a unique personal or professional goal, or another assignment of significant value to the Coast Guard, or a career progression requirement delayed by the assignment, education, or goal; (B) the Commandant determines the exclusion from consideration is in the best interest of the Coast Guard