I for one believe it is wrong because many of the IRR soldiers would volunteer to return to service. Also many of these activated soldiers will be rejected for health reasons.
However, when an officer leaves the US Army the IRR time lasts until they turn 65, I think. I do know it is longer than the 2 years in the contract for enlisted soldiers. I'll be an ass here and say that these guys knew about the IRR obligation because it was in their contracts. When I was in the National Guard we had a similar problem, but they signed a contract with criminal penalties for breaking it. Russel Madere Webmaster 504.832.9835 SunShine Pages by EATEL www.sunshinepages.com -----Original Message----- From: Gruss Gott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2004 8:52 AM To: CF-Community Subject: Pilot, 47, Recalled For Active Duty Aren't we digging through the bottom of the barrel here? A 47 year old guy with OJI who's been out of flight for 7 years? Can't the military find enough new recruits? Is this a way to avoid the draft? "These guys like me are basically untrained civilians now," said Mr. Howell, the former helicopter test pilot. Mr. Howell said he left the Army years ago with an injured back, knee and elbow http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/16/national/16reserves.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Gold Sponsor - CFHosting.net http://www.cfhosting.net Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:136499 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
