R 051537Z MAR 25 MID120001766194U
FM COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC 
TO ALCOAST 
BT 
UNCLAS 
ALCOAST 101/25
SSIC 1000 
SUBJ: REINSTATING SERVICE MEMBERS DISCHARGED UNDER THE MILITARY'S
COVID-19 VACCINATION MANDATE
A. Executive Order on Reinstating Service Members Discharged Under
the Military's COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate of 27 JAN 2025
B. DHS Guidance on Restoring United States Coast Guard
Servicemembers of 28 JAN 2025
C. Medical Standards for Military Service: Retention,
DoDI 6130 Volume 2
D. Coast Guard Medical Manual, COMDTINST 6000.1F
E. COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC 262212Z AUG 21/ALCOAST 305/21
1. This ALCOAST announces the Coast Guard's first step in inviting
former members who were involuntarily separated or who voluntarily
separated as a result of the COVID-19 vaccine mandate to return to
Coast Guard service.
2. All members who were separated solely for failure to receive the
COVID-19 vaccine, or who voluntarily left the service in lieu of
receiving the vaccine, are invited to return to service, provided
they are fit for duty and meet retention requirements in REFs (C)
and (D). Members who were involuntarily separated and return to
service may be entitled to backpay and other compensation by
applying for a record correction through the Board for Correction of
Military Records (BCMR).
3. Guidance for re-accession and to request a records correction
for members seeking backpay and other benefits will be provided in
subsequent communications.
4. For questions, concerns, or re-accession resources, please
contact the Return to Service Team at:
SMB-COMDT-Return2ServiceInquiries@uscg.mil
5. Mr. Gary C. Rasicot, Deputy for Personnel Readiness
(CG-DCMS-DPR), sends.
6. Internet release is authorized.