Overview
- The reinstatements apply retroactively to each member’s discharge date, and records will show continuous active service for the period of separation.
- Eligible members may receive back pay, allowances, potential bonus payments, and restoration of rank and seniority as determined by the Coast Guard.
- A three-member Coast Guard Board for Correction of Military Records panel voted on Feb. 12 to grant relief based on DHS Secretary Kristi Noem’s group application.
- According to the board’s decision, 274 Coast Guard personnel were separated solely for vaccine refusal, 69 had already been reinstated, and the service’s Return 2 Service team has contacted remaining former members.
- Parallel Pentagon efforts cover roughly 8,700 discharges in other branches, with leadership directing proactive reviews and potential discharge upgrades in December 2025.