Posted: 11/21/2008 8:41:20 PM EDT
| I've seen some news report of a military recall to service. There doesn't seem to be much info other than supposedly its the biggest recall since '41. Anybody know whats up, or is this the kind of situation where loose lips are frowned upon? |
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US Navy to muster 4,000 Individual Ready Reserve sailors next summer Posted :: 10/31/2008 6:16:11 PM PST |
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Uhm... it happens. When you sign up your contract is typically an eight year contract, with only 3-4 actually done on active duty. When you leave active duty you are a "civilian," but really you are on the Reserve roster for the remainder of your contract. It is what you signed up for.
Yes, a lot of guys have been called up thanks to the Clinton downsizing. I left actived duty in 2005 after one year in Iraq. I was called back in 2007, spent another 16 months active duty with one year in Afghanistan. Did it suck? Yeah, somewhat. What I do it again? Yes. Anyone whines and bitches about it is a pussy, they signed the line. |
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Uhm... it happens. When you sign up your contract is typically an eight year contract, with only 3-4 actually done on active duty. When you leave active duty you are a "civilian," but really you are on the Reserve roster for the remainder of your contract. It is what you signed up for. So they can't call you back after 8 years? |
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Uhm... it happens. When you sign up your contract is typically an eight year contract, with only 3-4 actually done on active duty. When you leave active duty you are a "civilian," but really you are on the Reserve roster for the remainder of your contract. It is what you signed up for. Yes, a lot of guys have been called up thanks to the Clinton downsizing. I left actived duty in 2005 after one year in Iraq. I was called back in 2007, spent another 16 months active duty with one year in Afghanistan. Did it suck? Yeah, somewhat. What I do it again? Yes. Anyone whines and bitches about it is a pussy, they signed the line. AMEN!!! |
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Uhm... it happens. When you sign up your contract is typically an eight year contract, with only 3-4 actually done on active duty. When you leave active duty you are a "civilian," but really you are on the Reserve roster for the remainder of your contract. It is what you signed up for. So they can't call you back after 8 years? After your contract is up, no they cannot call you back UNLESS you are retired OR an officer. Though an officer can then resign his commission to prevent being called back. |
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Uhm... it happens. When you sign up your contract is typically an eight year contract, with only 3-4 actually done on active duty. When you leave active duty you are a "civilian," but really you are on the Reserve roster for the remainder of your contract. It is what you signed up for. So they can't call you back after 8 years? No, if you've served less than eight years they can call you back any time until you're too old to be any good. ETA : Just listen to Rifleman. I seem to have been confused. |
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yeah, i've heard of the IRR. Gotta read the fine print when you enlist i guess. It wasn't fine print for me. When I signed I was told that I was signing for eight years of service, six of which would be served in the ready reserve the remainder in the IRR. |
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Uhm... it happens. When you sign up your contract is typically an eight year contract, with only 3-4 actually done on active duty. When you leave active duty you are a "civilian," but really you are on the Reserve roster for the remainder of your contract. It is what you signed up for. Yes, a lot of guys have been called up thanks to the Clinton downsizing. I left actived duty in 2005 after one year in Iraq. I was called back in 2007, spent another 16 months active duty with one year in Afghanistan. Did it suck? Yeah, somewhat. What I do it again? Yes. Anyone whines and bitches about it is a pussy, they signed the line. AMEN!!! Right on. |
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Uhm... it happens. When you sign up your contract is typically an eight year contract, with only 3-4 actually done on active duty. When you leave active duty you are a "civilian," but really you are on the Reserve roster for the remainder of your contract. It is what you signed up for. So they can't call you back after 8 years? Everybody who signs up signs up for eight years, period. Then you're off the hook. However, I have heard of people being recalled WELL after their eight year commitment. 
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Uhm... it happens. When you sign up your contract is typically an eight year contract, with only 3-4 actually done on active duty. When you leave active duty you are a "civilian," but really you are on the Reserve roster for the remainder of your contract. It is what you signed up for. So they can't call you back after 8 years? Everybody who signs up signs up for eight years, period. Then you're off the hook. However, I have heard of people being recalled WELL after their eight year commitment. Officers are different. If, after your IRR time is up, you don't resign your commission, you are still subject to recall. I was recalled with a bunch of guys from my year group, even some from my IOBC class, but one guy was recalled as a 1LT that left the Army in 1992. This was in 2007. He reported in and did his duty, but the guy had almost forgotten he had ever been in the Army! |
| Plenty of folks were called up from the IRR for Desert Shield/Storm, as well. Coworker was Recon, had gotten out a couple of years previous, wife told him she'd leave if he went in when ordered, he stuck around another year or two afterwards. Said he was coming back out after Desert Shield while everybody else was going in for Desert Storm, had been out Scud-hunting with the SAS. From the pictures he's shown me, they were a pretty rag-tag bunch :-) |
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When I joined the Coast Guard Reserve the contract I signed said 3 years of weekend drill plus two weeks per year and five years of IRR.
No one put a gun to my head. I could have been called up during GW I but wasn't. 8 years later I got my Honorable discharge. The recruiters made it very clear. |
