Title 14 — Coast GuardRelease 119-73
§2158 Review of records of officers
Title 14 › Subtitle SUBTITLE II— - PERSONNEL › Chapter CHAPTER 21— - PERSONNEL; OFFICERS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - DISCHARGES; RETIREMENTS; REVOCATION OF COMMISSIONS; SEPARATION FOR CAUSE › § 2158
Summary
The Secretary must create rules to review any Regular Coast Guard officer's record and require show-cause if poor performance, misconduct, or national security concerns exist.
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Title 14, §2158
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The Secretary shall prescribe, by regulation, procedures to review the record of any officer of the Regular Coast Guard to determine whether he shall be required to show cause for his retention on active duty—
(1)because his performance of duty has fallen below the standards prescribed by the Secretary, or
(2)because of moral dereliction, professional dereliction, or because his retention is not clearly consistent with the interests of national security.
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Amendments
2025—Pub. L. 119–60 substituted “shall prescribe, by regulation, procedures” for “may at any time convene a board of officers” in introductory provisions. 2018—Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 321 of this title as this section.
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14 U.S.C. § 2158
Title 14 — Coast Guard
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73