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§2160 Boards of Review

Title 14 › Subtitle SUBTITLE II— PERSONNEL › Chapter 21— PERSONNEL; OFFICERS › Subchapter II— DISCHARGES; RETIREMENTS; REVOCATION OF COMMISSIONS; SEPARATION FOR CAUSE › § 2160

Last updated Apr 3, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary decides when review boards meet to look over the records of officers who were recommended for removal. If a board finds the officer did not prove they should stay, the board sends its recommendation to the Secretary for a decision. If the board finds the officer should stay, the case is closed, but the officer can be asked to show cause again after one year for cases under clause (1) of section 2158 and at any time for cases under clause (2) of that section.

Full Legal Text

Title 14, §2160

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(a)Boards of review shall be convened at such times as the Secretary may prescribe, to review the records of cases of officers recommended by boards of inquiry for removal.
(b)If, after reviewing the record of the case, a board of review determines that the officer has failed to establish that he should be retained, it shall send its recommendation to the Secretary for his action.
(c)If, after reviewing the record of the case, a board of review determines that the officer has established that he should be retained on active duty, his case is closed. However, at any time after one year from the date of the determination in a case arising under clause (1) of section 2158 of this title and at any time after the date of the determination in a case arising under clause (2) of that section, an officer may again be required to show cause for retention.

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2018—Pub. L. 115–282, § 112(b), renumbered section 323 of this title as this section. Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 115–282, § 123(b)(2), substituted “section 2158” for “section 321”. 1982—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 97–295 inserted “of this title” after “section 321”.

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14 U.S.C. § 2160

Title 14Coast Guard

Last Updated

Apr 3, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60