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14 U.S.C. 3755: Appointment of a former Navy or Coast Guard officerText 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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§3755. Appointment of a former Navy or Coast Guard officer

A former officer of the Regular Navy or Coast Guard who applies for a Reserve commission within one year of resigning the officer’s Regular commission, and who is appointed in the same grade previously held in the Regular Navy or Coast Guard, shall be given the same date of rank in that grade as that previously assigned to the officer while a member of the Regular Navy or Coast Guard.

(Added Pub. L. 96–322, § 1 , Aug. 4, 1980 , 94 Stat. 1015 , § 744; renumbered § 3755, Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 118(b) , Dec. 4, 2018 , 132 Stat. 4233 .)

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Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 792 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 744 of this title as this section.