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§10205 Members of Ready Reserve: Requirement of Notification of Change of Status

Title 10 › Subtitle E — Reserve Components › PART I — ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 1007 — ADMINISTRATION OF RESERVE COMPONENTS › § 10205

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Members of the Ready Reserve must tell the right Secretary when their address, marital status, number of dependents, civilian job, or any health condition changes that would stop them from meeting the physical or mental standards of their service. The Secretary of Defense sets the rules for how to report these changes. For the Coast Guard, the Secretary of Homeland Security sets the rules when the Coast Guard is not operating as part of the Navy.

Full Legal Text

Title 10, §10205

Armed Forces, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)Each member of the Ready Reserve shall notify the Secretary concerned of any change in the member’s address, marital status, number of dependents, or civilian employment and of any change in the member’s physical condition that would prevent the member from meeting the physical or mental standards prescribed for the member’s armed force.
(b)This section shall be administered under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense and by the Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 652 of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 103–337, § 1661(a)(3)(A).

Amendments

2002—Subsec. (b). 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

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Citation

10 U.S.C. § 10205

Title 10, Armed Forces

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102