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Originally Posted by August
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Originally Posted by Ducimus
Individual Ready Reserves, are guys who have been DISCHARGED from active duty and put on inactive reserves for a couple years. For all intents and purposes their civlllians again. Show up once a year, show them how much weight you've gained... thats pretty much it.
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No, they are not discharged until their entire enlistment is completed. See when you sign up for the service you do it in what used to be a 6 year hitch (think it's 8 now). Some of that you do on active duty (3 years min when i was in) and the rest in the IRR. You are not discharged until the end of the IRR period. |
Yeah i know what the contract says. I signed one too. But i'm being realistic here. Like anything in the miltary, theres what the book says, and then there's how its really done. (unless you work on technical equipment and have to follow a TO).
The book answer is the one you give. Yeah yeah, 4 active, 4 inactive reserve. But what normally REALLY happends?
Johny enlists in Highschool under the DEP. Graduates, goes to active duty for 4 years. Gets his DD FORM214 and certificate of Discharge, maybe a medal as a kick out the door, maybe goes on terminal leave, then goes back to school or back to work. Then maybe shows up once a year for a weigh in. ( i didnt do that part, i went active reserve
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Thats what NORMALLY happends. What's abnormal is
John goes back to work, starts a family 2 years after DOS. Then 1 year after he establish's his family, he's recalled. Well, yeah he did sign a contract, but the reality is, if they have to recall someone like THAT, they are hurting for people.
An intresting thought, although i doubt it could happen is what happends after they run out of IRR to pull upon? what then? It might not be a problem now, but if recruitment and retention remains low, in a few years it could be.