14 U.S.C. § 2144 — Regular Coast Guard; officers serving under temporary appointments
submitted 63 years ago by Pub. L. 88-130 to r/title-14-COAST-GUARD · 146 words · no verdicts yet
A Regular Coast Guard officer appointed under section 2104 who twice fails selection for the next specified promotion must be honorably discharged or retired under the stated rules. The officer may choose to return to the officer’s permanent grade.
(a) A Regular Coast Guard officer appointed under section 2104 who is serving as a lieutenant (junior grade) or lieutenant and has failed twice to be selected for promotion to lieutenant or lieutenant commander, respectively, must—
(1) be honorably discharged on June 30 of the promotion year in which the second failure occurs;
(2) if the officer asks, be honorably discharged earlier without losing benefits that would have accrued if discharged on the date in clause (1); or
(3) if eligible for retirement under any law on the specified discharge date, be retired under that law on that date.
(b) An officer subject to discharge or retirement under subsection (a) may choose to return to the officer’s permanent grade.
Each officer of the Regular Coast Guard appointed under section 2104 of this title who is serving in the grade of lieutenant (junior grade) or lieutenant and who has failed of selection for promotion to the grade of lieutenant or lieutenant commander, respectively, for the second time shall:
be honorably discharged on June 30 of the promotion year in which his second failure of selection occurs; or
if he so requests, be honorably discharged at an earlier date without loss of benefits that would accrue if he were discharged on that date under clause (1); or
if on the date specified for his discharge in this section he is eligible for retirement under any law, be retired under that law on that date.
Each officer subject to discharge or retirement under subsection (a) may elect to revert to his permanent grade.
Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 88–130, § 1(10)(C), Sept. 24, 1963, 77 Stat. 184, § 284; amended Pub. L. 94–546, § 1(23), Oct. 18, 1976, 90 Stat. 2520; renumbered § 2144 and amended Pub. L. 115–282, title I, §§ 112(b), 123(b)(2), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4216, 4240.)
- 1963Enacted · Pub. L. 88-130 · 77 Stat. 184
- 1976Amended · Pub. L. 94-546 · 90 Stat. 2520
- 2018Amended · Pub. L. 115-282 · 132 Stat. 4216, 4240
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 88-130 on 1963-09-24.
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