How Long is a RE1 code good for?

Question

I seperated from the CG 2 years ago with a RE1 seperation code/reenlistment code. How long does that last for? Is it an unlimited amount of time? Someone told me once that it was good for five years but I don't know how reliable they were.

Answer 1

until you are too old to re enlist or the branch you want to get back in won't take you for any reason.

Answer 2

There is a point that you will no longer be allowed to go back, but 2 years is still well within re-enlistment eligibility. You may even be able to keep your old rate/grade.

They spell it all out on the CG web site. I looked into it after 9/11 and I was about a year too late. I had been out for over 10 years.

Here are a few blurbs from the www.uscg.mil website:

A former Coast Guard Petty Officer may be authorized their former rank with designators if his/her rate is on the Open Rate List. If his/her rate is not listed on the Open Rate List, Seaman/Fireman without designator may be authorized. A former Coast Guard active duty Petty Officer who re-enlists as an undesignated non-rate and desires to advance in his/her former rating may submit a request to Commander, Coast Guard Personnel Command, Advancements and Evaluations Branch, for advancement after completing six months active duty in his/her current enlistment, if considered qualified by his/her commanding officer. If advancement is authorized, the member will be placed on the Class 'A' School list of his/her former rating. When his/her name is selected to attend school, Coast Guard Personnel Command will authorize advancement to Petty Officer Third Class; the member does not actually attend Class 'A' School.

Answer 3

Until you are no longer eligible for reenlistment, or until it's changed by appropriate authority.