Title 14, Coast GuardRelease 119-110
§2510 Sea Service Letters
Title 14 › SUBTITLE II — PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 25 — PERSONNEL; GENERAL PROVISIONS › SUBCHAPTER I — GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 2510
Summary
The Secretary must give a sea service letter to any current or former Coast Guard member who served on a vessel of the Armed Forces and asks for one. If the member meets the service requirement, the Secretary must send the letter within 30 days of the request. "Vessel of the Armed Forces" is defined in section 527(e).
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Title 14, §2510
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(a)In General.—
The Secretary shall provide a sea service letter to a member or former member of the Coast Guard who—
(1)accumulated sea service on a vessel of the Armed Forces (as such term is defined in section 527(e)); and
(2)requests such letter.
(b)Deadline.—
Not later than 30 days after receiving a request for a sea service letter from a member or former member of the Coast Guard under subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide such letter to such member or former member if such member or former member satisfies the requirement under subsection (a)(1).
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Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–282, § 114(b), renumbered section 428 of this title as this section. Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 115–282, § 318(c), substituted “Armed Forces” for “armed forces” and “section 527(e)” for “section 101(a) of title 10”.
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14 U.S.C. § 2510
Title 14, Coast Guard
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110