14 U.S.C. § 282 : US Code - Section 282: Regular lieutenants (junior grade); separation for failure of selection for promotion

Search 14 U.S.C. § 282 : US Code - Section 282: Regular lieutenants (junior grade); separation for failure of selection for promotion

Each officer of the Regular Coast Guard appointed under section
211 of this title who is serving in the grade of lieutenant (junior
grade) and who has failed of selection for promotion to the grade
of lieutenant for the second time, shall:
(1) be honorably discharged on June 30 of the promotion year in
which his second failure of selection occurs; or
(2) if he so requests, be honorably discharged at an earlier
date without loss of benefits that would accrue if he were
discharged on that date under clause (1); or
(3) if, on the date specified for his discharge in this
section, he is eligible for retirement under any law, be retired
on that date.