5 CFR §875.204
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- (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.