---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 5.10"
title: "33"
number: "5.10"
heading: "Eligibility for membership."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/5.10"
---

# §5.10. Eligibility for membership.

- (a) **To be eligible for membership in the Auxiliary, a person must—**
  - (1) Be a United States citizen, a national of the United States or of its Territories and possessions, or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence; and
  - (2) **Meet the standards for enrollment, retention, and conduct established by the Commandant.**
- (b) An applicant who is accepted for membership will be enrolled in the Auxiliary and will be issued a membership certificate and identification card. Possession of a membership certificate or identification card does not entitle a person to any rights or privileges of the Coast Guard or the Coast Guard Reserve except as authorized by the Commandant.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 14 U.S.C. 503, 3901, 3902, 3903, 3904, 3905, 3907, 3908, 3909, 3910, 3911, 3912, 3913, 4102.

### Source

Source: USCG-1999-6712, 80 FR 3476, Jan. 23, 2015, unless otherwise noted.