Pub. L. 83-773, tit. VI, sec. 611

Sec. 611. (a) A Reserve officer not above the grade of lieutenant after failing of selection for promotion to the next higher grade for a second time may be retained in or eliminated from an active status in the discretion of the Secretary. Other Reserve officers whose names are not on a promotion list after failing of selection for promotion to the next higher grade a second time shall be given an opportunity to apply for transfer to the Retired Reserve if qualified, but unless so transferred shall be discharged on June 30 of the fiscal year in which they have completed the following periods of total commissioned service for the grades specified: Grade Total Commissioned service Captain 30 years Commander 26 years Lieutenant Commander 20 years For the purposes of this subsection, the total commissioned service of an officer who shall have served continuously in the Coast Guard Reserve following appointment therein in the grade or rank of ensign shall be computed from June 30 of the fiscal year in which he accepted appointment. Each Reserve officer initially appointed in a grade above that of ensign shall be deemed to have for these purposes, as much total commissioned service as any officer of the Regular Coast Guard who has served continuously since original appointment as ensign, has not lost numbers or precedence and who is, or shall have been, junior to such Reserve officer, except that the total commissioned 68 Stat. 1187 service that such Reserve officer shall be deemed to have shall not be less than the actual number of years he has served in commissioned officer status above the grade of commissioned warrant officer. (b) A Reserve officer who is eliminated from an active status under this section— (1) shall be afforded an opportunity to request transfer to the Retired Reserve, if qualified; and (2) if qualified, and he elects transfer to the Retired Reserve, shall be so transferred; or (3) if not transferred to the Retired Reserve under (1) and (2) above, he shall be transferred to the Inactive Status List or discharged in the discretion of the Secretary.