Title 14, Coast GuardRelease 119-102
§2161 Composition of Boards
Title 14 › SUBTITLE II — PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 21 — PERSONNEL; OFFICERS › SUBCHAPTER II — DISCHARGES; RETIREMENTS; REVOCATION OF COMMISSIONS; SEPARATION FOR CAUSE › § 2161
Summary
Boards set up under sections 2158 or 2159 must have at least three officers who are commanders or higher. Each member must be a higher rank than the officer being reviewed, and no one may serve on more than one board that is considering the same officer.
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Title 14, §2161
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(a)A board convened under section 2158 or 2159 of this title shall consist of at least three officers of the grade of commander or above, all of whom are serving in a grade senior to the grade of any officer considered by the board.
(b)No individual may be a member of more than one board convened under section 2158 or 2159 of this title to consider the same officer.
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Amendments
2025—Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 119–60 substituted “section 2158 or 2159” for “section 2158, 2159, or 2160”. 2021—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 116–283 substituted “individual” for “person”. 2018—Pub. L. 115–282, § 123(b)(2), substituted “section 2158, 2159, or 2160” for “section 321, 322, or 323” in subsecs. (a) and (b). Pub. L. 115–282, § 112(b), renumbered section 324 of this title as this section.
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14 U.S.C. § 2161
Title 14, Coast Guard
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102