Title 14, Coast GuardRelease 119-102
§3748 Type of Promotion; Temporary
Title 14 › SUBTITLE III — COAST GUARD RESERVE AND AUXILIARY › CHAPTER 37 — COAST GUARD RESERVE › SUBCHAPTER II — PERSONNEL › § 3748
Summary
If a Reserve officer is promoted at the same time as another officer and that other officer’s promotion is temporary, the Reserve officer’s promotion must also be temporary, even if another law says otherwise. If later the other officer is moved back to a lower rank for any reason except discipline, incompetence, or at their request, the Reserve officer must also be moved back to that same lower rank and keep the same seniority.
Full Legal Text
Title 14, §3748
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Notwithstanding any other law, if a Reserve officer is promoted when the officer’s running mate is promoted and the promotion of the running mate is on a temporary basis, the promotion of the Reserve officer is also on a temporary basis. If subsequently the running mate is reverted to a lower grade, other than for reasons of discipline, incompetence, or at the running mate’s request, the Reserve officer shall likewise revert to the same lower grade with corresponding precedence.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 790 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 737 of this title as this section.
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Citation
14 U.S.C. § 3748
Title 14, Coast Guard
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102