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COMDTINST M1600.2 — DISCIPLINE AND CONDUCT

COMDTINST M1600.2 is listed as current Current
in the USCG Directives catalog as of our last index refresh (2026-08-23). Status is mirrored from that catalog, re-checked weekly — every change is logged. Note: its publication date is 2020-10-22 — 5.8 years old — so check for newer interim changes before citing it.

Branch	U.S. Coast Guard
Series	COMDTINST M
Publication date	2020-10-22 (5.8 years ago)
Status	Current
Proponent / OPR	CG-1331
Source of record	USCG Directives

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What this publication covers

This Manual establishes Coast Guard policy and procedures concerning the Code of Conduct, Civil arrest and convictions, abse ntee and deserters, dissident and protest activities, and military corrections/confinement for all personnel.
— COMDTINST M1600.2, paragraph 1, p.9, quoted from the official PDF

of 1-79 this Manual applies to th ose uncommon cases where the security threat posed by a prisoner being transported by commercial air is sufficiently grave to warrant arming the escorts.
— COMDTINST M1600.2, paragraph 5 (cont.), p.83

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