{"data":{"id":"us/33-cfr-51.3","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"33 CFR 51.3","heading":"Applicability and scope.","body":"The provisions of this part apply to the United States Coast Guard including reserve-components and all former members who have been discharged within 15 years of the date upon which application for review is received by the DRB. A former member may apply to the DRB for a change in the character of, and/or the reason for, the discharge. The Coast Guard DRB review is generally applicable only to administrative discharges, however, the DRB may review the discharge of a former member by sentence of a court-martial for the purpose of clemency. A petition for clemency will not be considered by the DRB unless the applicant has exhausted all appellate remedies. Upon a petition for clemency, the DRB shall consider only the equity of the discharge awarded.","path":["Title 33—Navigation and Navigable Waters","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER B—PERSONNEL","PART 51—COAST GUARD DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-33.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:35Z","sha256":"6505b528edef01680b2e70abbcc6f5dbf86009170c14660cf7e7de72dd98c9a0","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/33-cfr-51.2","next":"us/33-cfr-51.4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}