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14 U.S.C. § 2154

Title 14 Chapter 21 Current through PL 118-3 Last updated: March 29, 2026 View on OLRC →
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§ 2154. Compulsory retirement

  • (a) Any regular commissioned officer, except a commissioned warrant officer, serving in a grade below rear admiral (lower half) shall be retired on the first day of the month following the month in which the officer becomes 62 years of age.
  • (b)
    • (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), any regular commissioned officer serving in a grade of rear admiral (lower half) or above shall be retired on the first day of the month following the month in which the officer becomes 64 years of age.
    • (2) The retirement of an officer under paragraph (1) may be deferred—
      • (A) by the President, but such a deferment may not extend beyond the first day of the month following the month in which the officer becomes 68 years of age; or
      • (B) by the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, but such a deferment may not extend beyond the first day of the month following the month in which the officer becomes 66 years of age.

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