14 USC § 3704 - Grades and ratings; military authority

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identifier: "/us/usc/t14/s3704"
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title: "14 USC § 3704 - Grades and ratings; military authority"
title_number: 14
title_name: "COAST GUARD"
section_number: "3704"
section_name: "Grades and ratings; military authority"
chapter_number: 37
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD RESERVE"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "ADMINISTRATION"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 96–322, § 1, Aug. 4, 1980, 94 Stat. 1003, § 704; renumbered § 3704, Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 118(b), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4233.)"
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# § 3704. Grades and ratings; military authority

The grades and ratings in the Reserve, including cadets but not grades above rear admiral, are those prescribed by law or regulation for the Coast Guard. A member of the Reserve on active duty or inactive-duty training has the same authority, rights, and privileges in the performance of that duty as a member of the Regular Coast Guard of corresponding grade or rating.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 96–322, § 1, Aug. 4, 1980, 94 Stat. 1003, § 704; renumbered § 3704, 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  prior to the complete revision of former chapter 21 of this title by .

### Amendments

2018— renumbered  as this section.