Title 14, Coast GuardRelease 119-102
§2309 Recall to Active Duty with Consent of Member
Title 14 › SUBTITLE II — PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 23 — PERSONNEL; ENLISTED › § 2309
Summary
Enlisted members on the retired list can be asked to come back to duty if they agree and are able to do the job, but anyone who is 62 years old or older cannot be recalled while the country is at peace.
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Title 14, §2309
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Any enlisted member on the retired list may, with his consent, be assigned to such duties as he may be able to perform, except that no enlisted member on the retired list who has reached the age of sixty-two years shall be recalled in time of peace.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 14, U.S.C., 1946 ed., § 185c (May 24, 1939, ch. 146, § 4, 53 Stat. 755). This section was changed so as to make provisions for enlisted men parallel to similar provisions for commissioned and warrant officers (see §§ 241 and 311 of the revised title). It seems fair and equitable that similar provisions should apply to all classes of personnel insofar as practicable. 81st Congress,
House Report No. 557
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Editorial Notes
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 360 of this title as this section. 1984—Pub. L. 98–557 substituted “member” for “man” in section catchline, and in text substituted reference to enlisted member for reference to enlisted man in two places. 1950—Act Aug. 3, 1950, struck out all references to pay.
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14 U.S.C. § 2309
Title 14, Coast Guard
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102