Ordering the Selected Reserve of the Armed Forces to Active Duty
Headline: Orders Selected Reserve Members to Active Duty for Haiti
What it does: Agencies must order Selected Reserve units and individual reservists to active duty to support missions to restore Haiti's civilian government.
- Reserve military members may be called to active federal service immediately.
- Increases active-duty forces for operations aimed at restoring Haiti's civilian government.
- Defense and transportation officials gain authority to mobilize reserve units and individuals.
Summary
This order requires members of the Selected Reserve to be made ready for active duty to augment the active armed forces for operational missions to restore the civilian government in Haiti. The defense secretary and the transportation secretary (for the Coast Guard when not under the Navy) are authorized to order reserve units or individual reservists to active service.
The order takes effect immediately, will be sent to Congress, and is intended to improve executive branch management without creating new legal rights.
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