Federal · Title 14 — Coast Guard
14 U.S.C. § 2142: Regular lieutenants (junior grade); separation for failure of selection for promotion
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be honorably discharged on June 30 of the promotion year in which his second failure of selection occurs; or 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 if, on the date specified for his discharge in this section, he is eligible for retirement under any law, be retired on that date.
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