An accused about to be tried by any court-martial shall be entitled to object, on any reasonablegrounds, to any member of the court, whether appointed originally or in lieu of another F2member.

For the purpose of enabling the accused to avail himself of the right conferred by the last foregoingsubsection, the names of the members of the court shall be read over in the presence of the accused before F3the officers appointed members F4, and any warrant officers so appointed, are sworn, and he shall be asked whether he objects to any of F5the members.

Every objection made by an accused to any F6member shall be F7determined by the judge advocate.

If F8an objection to the president is allowed, the court shall adjourn and the F9court administration officer shall appoint another president.

If F10an objection to any other officer appointed a member of the court F11or to any warrant officer so appointed is allowed, the F12officerF13or warrant officer objected to shall retire and the vacancy may, and ifotherwise the number of F14members who are officers or warrant officers would be reduced below the legal minimum shall, be filled in the prescribedmanner by F15another person (who may be either an officer or, where the vacancy could in accordance with this Act be filled by a warrant officer, a warrant officer).

If an objection to the judge advocate is allowed, the judge advocate shall retire and another judge advocate shall be appointed by or on behalf of the Judge Advocate General.