Title 14, Coast GuardRelease 119-102

§307 Vice Admirals and Admirals, Continuity of Grade

Title 14 › SUBTITLE I — ESTABLISHMENT, POWERS, DUTIES, AND ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 3 — COMPOSITION AND ORGANIZATION › SUBCHAPTER II — POSITIONS › § 307

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Must keep an officer's rank, promotion date, pay, and benefits unchanged when moving between vice admiral or admiral positions.

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Title 14, §307

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The continuity of an officer’s precedence on the active duty promotion list, date of rank, grade, pay, and allowances as a vice admiral or admiral shall not be interrupted by the termination of an appointment for the purpose of reappointment to another position as a vice admiral or admiral.

Legislative History

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Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 307, act Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, 63 Stat. 519, provided for compulsory retirement of warrant officers after thirty years’ service, upon recommendation of a personnel board, prior to repeal by act May 29, 1954, ch. 249, § 20(o), 68 Stat. 167, and by Pub. L. 88–130, § 1(10)(A), Sept. 24, 1963, 77 Stat. 177.

Amendments

2025—Pub. L. 119–60, § 7201(b), renumbered section 307 of this title as this section, resulting in no change. Pub. L. 119–60, § 7201(e)(4), which directed substitution of “Admirals” for “Admiral” in the section catchline, was executed by substituting “admirals” for “admiral” after “and”, to reflect the probable intent of Congress. 2018—Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 52 of this title as this section. 2010—Pub. L. 111–281 substituted “Vice admirals and admiral, continuity of grade” for “Vice admirals, continuity of grade” in section catchline and inserted “or admiral” after “allowances as a vice admiral” in text. 1989—Pub. L. 101–225 inserted “or admiral” after “position as a vice admiral”.

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Citation

14 U.S.C. § 307

Title 14, Coast Guard

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102