Title 14 — Coast GuardRelease 119-73
§3746 Promotion; acceptance; oath of office
Title 14 › Subtitle SUBTITLE III— - COAST GUARD RESERVE AND AUXILIARY › Chapter CHAPTER 37— - COAST GUARD RESERVE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - PERSONNEL › § 3746
Summary
A Reserve officer is treated as having accepted an appointment unless the appointment cannot be delivered to them. If a Reserve officer has been serving without a break since taking the oath required by section 3331 of title 5, they do not have to take a new oath when promoted to a higher grade.
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Title 14, §3746
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(a)A Reserve officer who has been appointed under this subchapter is considered to have accepted the appointment unless delivery thereof cannot be effected.
(b)A Reserve officer who has served continuously since taking the oath of office prescribed in section 3331 of title 5, is not required to take a new oath of office upon appointment in a higher grade.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 797 of this title prior to the complete revision of former chapter 21 of this title by Pub. L. 96–322.
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 735 of this title as this section.
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Citation
14 U.S.C. § 3746
Title 14 — Coast Guard
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73