14 USC § 3708 - Temporary members of the Reserve; certificate of honorable service

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title: "14 USC § 3708 - Temporary members of the Reserve; certificate of honorable service"
title_number: 14
title_name: "COAST GUARD"
section_number: "3708"
section_name: "Temporary members of the Reserve; certificate of honorable service"
chapter_number: 37
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD RESERVE"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "ADMINISTRATION"
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last_updated: "2026-03-26"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 96–322, § 1, Aug. 4, 1980, 94 Stat. 1005, § 708; renumbered § 3708, Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 118(b), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4233; amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXV [LXXXV], § 8505(a)(52), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4750.)"
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# § 3708. Temporary members of the Reserve; certificate of honorable service

In recognition of the service of temporary members of the Reserve, the Secretary may upon request issue an appropriate certificate of honorable service in lieu of a certificate of disenrollment issued to any individual following disenrollment under honorable conditions from service as a temporary member. Issuance of a certificate of honorable service to any individual under this section does not entitle that individual to any rights, privileges, or benefits under any law of the United States.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 96–322, § 1, Aug. 4, 1980, 94 Stat. 1005, § 708; renumbered § 3708, Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 118(b), Dec. 4, 2018, 132 Stat. 4233; amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXV [LXXXV], § 8505(a)(52), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4750.)

## 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

2021— substituted “individual” for “person” wherever appearing.

2018— renumbered  as this section.