# 14 U.S.C. § 2501: Grade on retirement

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t14_s2501

## Section

- **Citation:** 14 U.S.C. § 2501
- **Heading:** Grade on retirement
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** March 26, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 14—COAST GUARD > SUBTITLE II—PERSONNEL > CHAPTER 25—PERSONNEL › GENERAL PROVISIONS > SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL PROVISIONS

## Text

A commissioned officer who is retired under any provision of this title, shall be retired from active service with the highest grade held by the commissioned officer for not less than six months while on active duty in which, as determined by the Secretary, the commissioned officer’s performance of duty was satisfactory.

(Added Pub. L. 88–130, § 1(10)(C) , Sept. 24, 1963 , 77 Stat. 190 , § 334; amended Pub. L. 89–444, § 1(19) , June 9, 1966 , 80 Stat. 196 ; Pub. L. 99–348, title II, § 205(b)(7) , July 1, 1986 , 100 Stat. 700 ; Pub. L. 102–190, div. A, title XI, § 1125(b)(2) , Dec. 5, 1991 , 105 Stat. 1505 ; Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title V, § 541(f)(3) , Oct. 5, 1994 , 108 Stat. 2766 ; renumbered § 2501, Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 114(b) , Dec. 4, 2018 , 132 Stat. 4223 ; Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXII [LXXXII], § 8201(c), Jan. 1, 2021 , 134 Stat. 4641 ; Pub. L. 119–60, div. G, title LXXII, § 7224(a) , Dec. 18, 2025 , 139 Stat. 1702 .)

## Nearby sections

- [14 U.S.C. § 2501 Grade on retirement](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t14_s2501.md)
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- [14 U.S.C. § 2503 Status of recalled personnel](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t14_s2503.md)
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- [14 U.S.C. § 2505 Limitations on retirement and retired pay](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t14_s2505.md)
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