Title 14 of the U.S. Code § 2141 - Revocation of commissions during first five years of commissioned service
Full text of § 2141 from Title 14 of the United States Code.
§ 2141. Revocation of commissions during first five years of commissioned service
The Secretary, under such regulations as he may prescribe, may revoke the commission of any regular officer on active duty who, at the date of such revocation, has had less than five years of continuous service as a commissioned officer in the Regular Coast Guard.
(Added Pub. L. 88–130, §1(10)(C), Sept. 24, 1963, 77 Stat. 183, §281; amended Pub. L. 107–295, title IV, §416(a)(1), Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2121; renumbered §2141, Pub. L. 115–282, title I, §112(b), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4216.)
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 281 of this title as this section.
2002—Pub. L. 107–295 substituted "five" for "three" in section catchline and text.
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