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Title 14—COAST GUARD > SUBTITLE II—PERSONNEL > CHAPTER 25—PERSONNEL; GENERAL PROVISIONS > SUBCHAPTER I—GENERAL PROVISIONS

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Every commissioned officer, warrant officer, or enlisted member who is retired under any provisions of this title shall be retired with the permanent grade or rate held at the time of retirement, unless entitled to retire with a higher grade or rate under any provision of this title or any other law.

( Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393 , 63 Stat. 524 , § 421; Pub. L. 97–417, § 2(10) , Jan. 4, 1983 , 96 Stat. 2086 ; Pub. L. 98–557, § 15(a)(3)(A) , Oct. 30, 1984 , 98 Stat. 2865 ; Pub. L. 99–145, title V, § 514(c)(1) , Nov. 8, 1985 , 99 Stat. 629 ; Pub. L. 99–348, title II, § 205(b)(10) , July 1, 1986 , 100 Stat. 700 ; renumbered § 2502, Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 114(b) , Dec. 4, 2018 , 132 Stat. 4223 .)

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