2021 US Code
Title 14 - Coast Guard
Subtitle II - Personnel
Chapter 23 - Personnel; Enlisted
Sec. 2304 - Compulsory retirement at age of sixty-two

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Citation 14 U.S.C. § 2304 (2021)
Section Name §2304. Compulsory retirement at age of sixty-two
Section Text

Any enlisted member who has reached the age of sixty-two shall be retired from active service.

Source Credit

(Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, 63 Stat. 520, §353; Pub. L. 98–557, §15(a)(3)(A), Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 2865; Pub. L. 99–348, title II, §205(b)(8), July 1, 1986, 100 Stat. 700; renumbered §2304, Pub. L. 115–282, title I, §113(b), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4221.)

Editorial Notes HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES

Based on title 14, U.S.C., 1946 ed., §173 (Apr. 12, 1902, ch. 501, §4, 32 Stat. 100).

Section 173 of title 14, U.S.C., 1946 ed., has been divided. That part dealing with enlisted men is placed in this section. That part dealing with commissioned officers is placed in section 230 of this title. That part dealing with warrant officers is placed in section 303 of this title.

The compulsory retirement age is changed from 64 to 62 in order to make it the same for enlisted men as for officers. 81st Congress, House Report No. 557.


EDITORIAL NOTES AMENDMENTS

2018—Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 353 of this title as this section.

1986—Pub. L. 99–348 struck out ", with retired pay of the grade or rating with which retired" after "active service".

1984—Pub. L. 98–557 substituted reference to enlisted member for reference to enlisted man.

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 14 - COAST GUARD
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 14 - COAST GUARD
SUBTITLE II - PERSONNEL
CHAPTER 23 - PERSONNEL; ENLISTED
Sec. 2304 - Compulsory retirement at age of sixty-two
Contains section 2304
Date 2021
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 3, 2022
Positive Law Yes
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 32 Stat. 100
63 Stat. 520
98 Stat. 2865
100 Stat. 700
132 Stat. 4221
Public Law References Public Law 98-557, Public Law 99-348, Public Law 115-282
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