# 14 U.S.C. § 2502: Retirement

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t14_s2502

## Section

- **Citation:** 14 U.S.C. § 2502
- **Heading:** 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

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 .)

## Nearby sections

- [14 U.S.C. § 2501 Grade on retirement](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t14_s2501.md)
- [14 U.S.C. § 2502 Retirement](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t14_s2502.md)
- [14 U.S.C. § 2503 Status of recalled personnel](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t14_s2503.md)
- [14 U.S.C. § 2504 Computation of retired pay](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t14_s2504.md)
- [14 U.S.C. § 2505 Limitations on retirement and retired pay](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t14_s2505.md)
- [14 U.S.C. § 2506 Suspension of payment of retired pay of members who are absent from the United States to avoid prosecution](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t14_s2506.md)
- [14 U.S.C. § 2507 Board for Correction of Military Records deadline](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t14_s2507.md)
- [14 U.S.C. § 2508 Emergency leave retention authority](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t14_s2508.md)
- [14 U.S.C. § 2509 Prohibition of certain involuntary administrative separations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t14_s2509.md)
- [14 U.S.C. § 2510 Sea service letters](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t14_s2510.md)
- [14 U.S.C. § 2511 Investigations of flag officers and Senior Executive Service employees](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t14_s2511.md)
- [14 U.S.C. § 2512 Family leave policies for the Coast Guard](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t14_s2512.md)
- [14 U.S.C. § 2513 Computation of length of service](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t14_s2513.md)
- [14 U.S.C. § 2514 Career flexibility to enhance retention of members](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t14_s2514.md)

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