§1909 Policy on hazing

Summary

The Academy must, with the Commandant’s approval, publish clear written rules that define hazing, try to prevent hazing, and set punishments like suspension or dismissal. If a cadet is accused of an offense that could lead to dismissal and asks in writing for a general court-martial, the cadet cannot be dismissed for that offense unless sentenced by that court. A cadet dismissed for hazing or bullying cannot return to the Corps or be appointed as a commissioned officer in the regular Coast Guard until 2 years after their class graduates. When writing the rules, the Superintendent should, as much as possible, define hazing as a cadet taking unauthorized authority that causes another cadet cruelty, humiliation, hardship, oppression, or the loss or reduction of any right.