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14 U.S.C. 3712: Exclusiveness of serviceText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 14-COAST GUARDCHAPTER 37-COAST GUARD RESERVE
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§3712. Exclusiveness of service

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.

(Added Pub. L. 96–322, § 1 , Aug. 4, 1980 , 94 Stat. 1006 , § 711; amended Pub. L. 97–136, § 6(c)(1) , (2), Dec. 29, 1981 , 95 Stat. 1706 ; renumbered § 3712, Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 118(b) , Dec. 4, 2018 , 132 Stat. 4233 .)

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.