Title 14 — Coast GuardRelease 119-73not60
§3712 Exclusiveness of Service
Title 14 › Subtitle SUBTITLE III— COAST GUARD RESERVE AND AUXILIARY › Chapter 37— COAST GUARD RESERVE › Subchapter I— ADMINISTRATION › § 3712
Summary
Reserve members cannot join another military; temporary members may, but they must leave the Reserve if ordered to active duty elsewhere.
Full Legal Text
Title 14, §3712
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No member of the Reserve, other than a temporary member, may be a member of another military organization. A temporary member of the Reserve who is a member of another military component shall, if ordered to active duty therein, be disenrolled as a temporary member of the Reserve.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 757 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 711 of this title as this section. 1981—Pub. L. 97–136 struck out provision that a member of the Reserve, other than a temporary member, is exempt from registration and liability for military training and service under any other law, and substituted “Exclusiveness of service” for “Exemption from military training and draft; exclusiveness of service” in section catchline.
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Citation
14 U.S.C. § 3712
Title 14 — Coast Guard
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60