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§10146 Ready Reserve: Transfer From

Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle E— Reserve Components › Part I— ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION › Chapter 1005— ELEMENTS OF RESERVE COMPONENTS › § 10146

Last updated Apr 3, 2026|Official source

Summary

Members of the Ready Reserve can be moved into the Standby Reserve under rules set by the Secretary of Defense. For the Coast Guard when it is not part of the Navy, the Secretary of Homeland Security sets those rules. Army National Guard and Air National Guard members need the governor’s or other state authority’s permission for that move. A reservist who meets the requirements and asks can be moved to the Retired Reserve under rules set by the Secretary in charge. If that Secretary is the head of a military department, the Secretary of Defense must also approve.

Full Legal Text

Title 10, §10146

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(a)Subject to subsection (c) and under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, or by the Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, a member in the Ready Reserve may be transferred to the Standby Reserve.
(b)A Reserve who is qualified and so requests may be transferred to the Retired Reserve under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned and, in the case of the Secretary of a military department, approved by the Secretary of Defense.
(c)A member of the Army National Guard of the United States or the Air National Guard of the United States may be transferred to the Standby Reserve only with the consent of the governor or other appropriate authority of the State.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 269(e)–(g) of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 103–337, § 1661(a)(2)(A).

Amendments

2002—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107–296 substituted “of Homeland Security” for “of Transportation”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 2002 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 107–296 effective on the date of transfer of the Coast Guard to the Department of Homeland Security, see section 1704(g) of Pub. L. 107–296, set out as a note under section 101 of this title.

Effective Date

Section effective Dec. 1, 1994, except as otherwise provided, see section 1691 of Pub. L. 103–337, set out as a note under section 10001 of this title.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

10 U.S.C. § 10146

Title 10 — Armed Forces

Last Updated

Apr 3, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60