Ordering the Selected Reserve and Certain Members of the Individual Ready Reserve of the Armed Forces to Active Duty | The White...
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including sections 121 and 12304 of title 10, United States Code, I hereby determine that it is necessary to augment the active Armed Forces of the...
Yeah, this is strange to read. It sounds like it's capped at 3,000 reservists being activated, and it specifically mentions only the Coast Guard.
And then there's this weird clause at the end:
He changes their status from reserve to active duty and then fires them? Maybe someone more familiar with how the military works can offer some insight? I know it's its own world.
That's a good catch, anon. Very good.
Edit: I read this again this morning and I think that what the eo is saying is that DHS can call up reservists and send them back when they are done with them. It also reads like this only applies to the CG.