PUBLIC LAW 103-337—OCT. 5, 1994 108 STAT. 2973 by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in accordance with contingency and war plans; and "(2) in the case of the Coast Guard Reserve, by the Secretary of Transportation upon the recommendation of the Commandant of the Coast Guard. "§ 10144. Ready Reserve: Individual Ready Reserve
- Within the Ready Reserve of each of the reserve components
there is an Individual Ready Reserve. The Individual Ready Reserve consists of those members of the Ready Reserve who are not in the Selected Reserve or the inactive National Guard. "§ 10145. Ready Reserve: placement in "(a) Each person required under law to serve in a reserve component shall, upon becoming a member, be placed in the Ready Reserve of his armed force for his prescribed term of service, unless he is transferred to the Standby Reserve under section 10146(a) of this title. "(b) The units and members of the Army National Guard of the United States and of the Air National Guard of the United States are in the Ready Reserve of the Army and the Ready Reserve of the Air Force, respectively. "(c) All Reserves assigned to units organized to serve as units and designated as units in the Ready Reserve are in the Ready Reserve. "(d) Under such regulations as the Secretary concerned may Regulations, prescribe, any qualified member of a reserve component or any qualified retired enlisted member of a regular component may, upon his request, be placed in the Ready Reserve. However, a member of the Retired Reserve entitled to retired pay or a retired enlisted member of a regular component may not be placed in the Ready Reserve unless the Secretary concerned makes a special finding that the member'services in the Ready Reserve are indispensable. The Secretary concerned may not delegate his authority under the preceding sentence. "§ 10146. Ready Reserve: transfer from "(a) Subject to subsection (c) and under regulations prescribed Regulations, by the Secretary of Defense, or by the Secretary of Transportation with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, a member in the Ready Reserve may be transferred to the Standby Reserve. "(b) A Reserve who is qualified and so requests may be transferred to the Retired Reserve under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned and, in the case of the Secretary of a military department, approved by the Secretary of Defense. "(c) A member of the Army National Guard of the United States or the Air National Guard of the United States may be transferred to the Standby Reserve only with the consent of the governor or other appropriate authority of the State. "§ 10147. Ready Reserve: training requirements "(a) Except as specifically provided in regulations to be pre- Regulations, scribed by the Secretary of Defense, or by the Secretary of Transportation with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, each person who is enlisted, inducted, or appointed in an armed force, and who becomes a member of
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