Title 14 of the U.S. Code § 2158 - Review of records of officers
Full text of § 2158 from Title 14 of the United States Code.
§ 2158. Review of records of officers
The Secretary may at any time convene a board of officers to review the record of any officer of the Regular Coast Guard to determine whether he shall be required to show cause for his retention on active duty—
(1) because his performance of duty has fallen below the standards prescribed by the Secretary, or
(2) because of moral dereliction, professional dereliction, or because his retention is not clearly consistent with the interests of national security.
(Added Pub. L. 88–130, §1(10)(C), Sept. 24, 1963, 77 Stat. 187, §321; renumbered §2158, Pub. L. 115–282, title I, §112(b), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4216.)
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 321 of this title as this section.
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