Title 14, Coast GuardRelease 119-102
§2129 Aviation Cadets; Appointment as Reserve Officers
Title 14 › SUBTITLE II — PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 21 — PERSONNEL; OFFICERS › SUBCHAPTER I — APPOINTMENT AND PROMOTION › § 2129
Summary
If an aviation cadet meets the Navy rules to become a naval aviator, that cadet can be made an ensign in the Coast Guard Reserve and given the status of Coast Guard aviator. Cadets who finish training around the same time are treated as having started their commissioned service on the same date, and the Secretary’s decision about this is final.
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Title 14, §2129
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(a)An aviation cadet designated under section 2317 who fulfills the eligibility requirements of section 2003 of title 10 for designation as a naval aviator may be appointed an ensign in the Coast Guard Reserve and designated a Coast Guard aviator.
(b)Aviation cadets who complete their training at approximately the same time are considered for all purposes to have begun their commissioned service on the same date, and the decision of the Secretary in this regard is conclusive.
Legislative History
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Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–282, § 112(b), renumbered section 373 of this title as this section. Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 115–282, § 313, inserted “designated under section 2317” after “cadet”. 1976—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 94–546 substituted reference to section 2003 of title 10 for reference to section 6023(b) of title 10.
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Citation
14 U.S.C. § 2129
Title 14, Coast Guard
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102