Ordering the Selected Reserve of the Armed Forces to Active Duty
Headline: Orders Selected Reserve to Active Duty for Yugoslavia Operations
What it does: The order directs the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Transportation (for the Coast Guard) to activate Selected Reserve units and individual members for operations around former Yugoslavia.
- Allows ordering Selected Reserve units and individual reservists to active duty.
- Increases active armed forces for operations in and around former Yugoslavia.
- Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to activate Coast Guard reservists when not under the Navy.
Summary
This order allows military leaders to call members of the Selected Reserve to active duty to support operations in and around former Yugoslavia. It specifically authorizes the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Transportation for the Coast Guard when it is not operating under the Navy, to order Selected Reserve units and individual reservists to active service.
Reservists, Coast Guard personnel, and departments that manage military deployments are affected. The stated purpose is to augment active armed forces so operations in the region can be conducted effectively.
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