Title 14 — Coast Guard
Chapter 37 — Coast Guard Reserve
§ 3736. Precedence
Statutory text
Reserve officers rank and take precedence in their respective grades among themselves and with officers of the same grade on the active duty promotion list, officers designated by the Secretary pursuant to this section, and the officers on the permanent commissioned teaching staff in accordance with their dates of rank. When Reserve officers and officers on the active duty promotion list, officers designated by the Secretary pursuant to this section, or the officers on the permanent commissioned teaching staff have the same date of rank in a grade, they take precedence as determined by the Secretary.
Notwithstanding any other law, a Reserve officer shall not lose precedence when transferred to or from the active duty promotion list, nor shall that officer’s date of rank be changed due to the transfer.
A Reserve officer shall, when on the active duty promotion list, be promoted in the same manner as any other officer on the active duty promotion list regardless of the length of active duty service of the Reserve officer.
Notwithstanding any other law, a Reserve officer shall not lose precedence by reason of promotion to the grade of rear admiral or rear admiral (lower half), if the promotion is determined in accordance with a running mate system.
The Secretary shall adjust the date of rank of a Reserve officer so that no changes of precedence occur.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Pub. L. 96–322 § 1 · 94 Stat. 1002
Enacted · 14 U.S.C. § 3736
Added Pub. L. 96–322, § 1, Aug. 4, 1980, 94 Stat. 1008, § 725
Source evidence
Code source credit
Added Pub. L. 96–322, § 1, Aug. 4, 1980, 94 Stat. 1008, § 725Pub. L. 108–293 title II § 220(a) · 118 Stat. 1028
Added · 14 U.S.C. § 3736(d); 14 U.S.C. § 3736(e)
Pub. L. 108–293 added subsecs. (d) and (e)
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsecs. (d), (e). Pub. L. 108–293 added subsecs. (d) and (e).Enacted provision · exact public law section
(a) Precedence.— Section 725 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: “(d) Notwithstanding any other law, a Reserve officer shall not lose precedence by reason of promotion to the grade of rear admiral or rear admiral (lower half), if the promotion is determined in accordance with a running mate system. “(e) The Secretary shall adjust the date of rank of a Reserve officer so that no changes of precedence occur.” .Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018
Pub. L. 115–282 title I § 118(b) · 132 Stat. 4192
Changed · 14 U.S.C. § 3736
Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 725 of this title as this section
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 725 of this title as this section.Enacted provision · exact public law section
(b) Redesignations and Transfers.— (1) Requirement.— The sections of title 14, United States Code, identified in the table provided in paragraph (2) are amended— (A) by redesignating the sections as described in the table; and (B) by transferring the sections, as necessary, so that the sections appear after the table of sections for chapter 37 of such title (as added by subsection (a)), in the order in which the sections are presented in the table. (2) Table.— The table referred to in paragraph (1) is the following: Title 14 section number before redesignationSection heading (provided for identification purposes only-not amended)Title 14 section number after redesignation 701Organization3701 702Authorized strength3702 703Coast Guard Reserve Boards3703 704Grades and ratings; military authority3704 705Benefits3705 706Temporary members of the Reserve; eligibility and compensation3706 707Temporary members of the Reserve; disability or death benefits3707 708Temporary members of the Reserve; certificate of honorable service3708 709Reserve student aviation pilots; Reserve aviation pilots; appointments in commissioned grade3709 709aReserve student pre-commissioning assistance program3710 710Appointment or wartime promotion; retention of grade upon release from active duty3711 711Exclusiveness of service3712 712Active duty for emergency augmentation of regular forces3713 713Enlistment of members engaged in schooling3714 720Definitions3731 721Applicability of this subchapter3732 722Suspension of this subchapter in time of war or national emergency3733 723Effect of this subchapter on retirement and retired pay3734 724Authorized number of officers3735 725Precedence3736 726Running mates3737 727Constructive credit upon initial appointment3738 728Promotion of Reserve officers on active duty3739 729Promotion; recommendations of selection boards3740 730Selection boards; appointment3741 731Establishment of promotion zones under running mate system3742 732Eligibility for promotion3743 733Recommendation for promotion of an officer previously removed from an active status3744 734Qualifications for promotion3745 735Promotion; acceptance; oath of office3746 736Date of rank upon promotion; entitlement to pay3747 737Type of promotion; temporary3748 738Effect of removal by the President or failure of consent of the Senate3749 739Failure of selection for promotion3750 740Failure of selection and removal from an active status3751 741Retention boards; removal from an active status to provide a flow of promotion3752 742Maximum ages for retention in an active status3753 743Rear admiral and rear admiral (lower half); maximum service in grade3754 744Appointment of a former Navy or Coast Guard officer3755 745Grade on entry upon active duty3756 746Recall of a retired officer; grade upon release3757Pub. L. 119–60 div. G title LXXII § 7221(c)(4) · 139 Stat. 1700
Substituted · 14 U.S.C. § 3736(a)
Pub. L. 119–60 substituted, in first sentence, “promotion list, officers designated by the Secretary pursuant to this section, and the officers on the” for “promotion list and the”
Substituted · 14 U.S.C. § 3736(a)
Pub. L. 119–60 substituted, in first sentence, “promotion list, officers designated by the Secretary pursuant to this section, or the officers on the” for “promotion list or the”
Unresolved: Pub. L. 119–60 was not found in the local Statutes at Large index.
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 119–60 substituted, in first sentence, “promotion list, officers designated by the Secretary pursuant to this section, and the officers on the” for “promotion list and the” and, in second sentence, “promotion list, officers designated by the Secretary pursuant to this section, or the officers on the” for “promotion list or the”.
2 of 5 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial · 2 unresolved
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 781 of this title prior to the complete revision of former chapter 21 of this title by Pub. L. 96–322.
Amendments2004–2025 · 3 rounds
2025
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 119–60 substituted, in first sentence, “promotion list, officers designated by the Secretary pursuant to this section, and the officers on the” for “promotion list and the” and, in second sentence, “promotion list, officers designated by the Secretary pursuant to this section, or the officers on the” for “promotion list or the”.
2018
Pub. L. 115–282 renumbered section 725 of this title as this section.
2004
Subsecs. (d), (e). Pub. L. 108–293 added subsecs. (d) and (e).
Credits
1980–2025 · 4 acts
- 1980Added Pub. L. 96–322, § 1, , 94 Stat. 1008, § 725
- 2004amended Pub. L. 108–293, title II, § 220(a), , 118 Stat. 1039
- 2018renumbered § 3736, Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 118(b), , 132 Stat. 4233
- 2025Pub. L. 119–60, div. G, title LXXII, § 7221(c)(4), , 139 Stat. 1700.
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(Added Pub. L. 96–322, § 1, , 94 Stat. 1008, § 725; amended Pub. L. 108–293, title II, § 220(a), , 118 Stat. 1039; renumbered § 3736, Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 118(b), , 132 Stat. 4233; Pub. L. 119–60, div. G, title LXXII, § 7221(c)(4), , 139 Stat. 1700.)