Attorneys who assume active military exempt status with the Board of Professional Responsibility pursuant to Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 9, Section 10.3(c) are automatically exempted from CLE requirements. See Regulations of the Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education, Section 2D(1)(a).
When your miliary service has ended and you wish to return to regular, active status, Section 2D(2)(c) applies. It states, “Attorneys wishing to return to active status from inactive or exempt status under Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 9, Section 10.3(a), (c), or (d) will not be required to earn or report CLE to become active if they certify that their occupation involved the application of legal principles, the practice of military law, or the study or instruction of law at a law school during the last two years they were inactive.
Of course, you may also remain active and continue to earn yearly CLE.