Title 14Coast GuardRelease 119-73

§2128 Recall to active duty with consent of officer

Title 14 › Subtitle SUBTITLE II— - PERSONNEL › Chapter CHAPTER 21— - PERSONNEL; OFFICERS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - APPOINTMENT AND PROMOTION › § 2128

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Retired officers may return to active duty only if they agree, and only to do work they can perform. Recalled retirees in the ranks lieutenant commander, commander, or captain are limited to 2 percent of the authorized numbers, except for certain short-term recalls (up to one year).

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Title 14, §2128

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(a)Any regular officer on the retired list may, with that officer’s consent, be assigned to such duties as that officer may be able to perform.
(b)The number of retired officers on active duty in the grade of lieutenant commander, commander, or captain shall not exceed 2 percent of the authorized number of officers on active duty in each such grade. However, this limitation does not apply to retired officers of these grades recalled to serve as members of courts, boards, panels, surveys, or special projects for periods not to exceed one year.

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2018—Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 332 of this title as this section. 1991—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–241, § 14(b), substituted “that officer’s” for “his” and “that officer” for “he”. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102–241, § 14(a), substituted “2” for “1”. 1970—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 91–278 struck out prohibition against recall to duty in time of peace of any officer on retired list who reached age of sixty-two years. 1966—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 89–444 provided that the percentage limitation on the number of retired officers on active duty in the grade of lieutenant commander, commander, or captain should not apply to retired officers of those grades recalled to serve as members of courts, boards, panels, surveys, or special projects for periods not to exceed one year.

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14 U.S.C. § 2128

Title 14Coast Guard

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73