Title 14 — Coast GuardRelease 119-73
§3755 Appointment of a former Navy or Coast Guard officer
Title 14 › Subtitle SUBTITLE III— - COAST GUARD RESERVE AND AUXILIARY › Chapter CHAPTER 37— - COAST GUARD RESERVE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - PERSONNEL › § 3755
Summary
If a former Regular Navy or Coast Guard officer is appointed to a Reserve commission within one year after resigning and at the same rank they held before, they must keep the same date of rank they had while in the Regular service.
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Title 14, §3755
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A former officer of the Regular Navy or Coast Guard who applies for a Reserve commission within one year of resigning the officer’s Regular commission, and who is appointed in the same grade previously held in the Regular Navy or Coast Guard, shall be given the same date of rank in that grade as that previously assigned to the officer while a member of the Regular Navy or Coast Guard.
Legislative History
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Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 792 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 744 of this title as this section.
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Citation
14 U.S.C. § 3755
Title 14 — Coast Guard
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73