---
kind: "section"
citation: "5 C.F.R. § 875.204"
title: "5"
number: "875.204"
heading: "Am I eligible as a member of the uniformed services?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/5/875.204"
---

# §875.204. Am I eligible as a member of the uniformed services?

- (a) You are eligible to apply for coverage if you are on active duty or full-time National Guard duty for more than a 30-day period.
- (b) **You are eligible to apply for coverage if you are a member of the Selected Reserve, which consists of—**
  - (1) Drilling Reservists and Guardsmembers assigned to Reserve Component Units;
  - (2) Individual Mobilization Augmentees who are Reservists assigned to Reserve Component billets in Active Component units (you may be performing duty in a pay or non-pay status); and
  - (3) Active Guard and Reserve members who are full-time Reserve members on full-time National Guard duty or active duty in support of the National Guard or Reserves.
- (c) **You are not eligible to apply for coverage solely because you belong to the Individual Ready Reserve.** The Individual Ready Reserves includes Reservists who are assigned to a Voluntary Training Unit in the Naval Reserve and Category E in the Air Force Reserve.

## Notes

### Amendments

[68 FR 5534, Feb. 4, 2003, as amended at 87 FR 68598, Nov. 16, 2022]

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 9008; Pub. L. 116-92, 133 Stat. 1198 (5 U.S.C. 8956 note).

### Source

Source: 68 FR 5534, Feb. 4, 2003, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[68 FR 5534, Feb. 4, 2003, as amended at 87 FR 68598, Nov. 16, 2022]