It was my impression that enlisted ranks only have an eight year committment to the IRR, while officers have to formally resign their commission.
larry On Wed, 17 Nov 2004 09:07:55 -0600, Russel Madere <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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:5:136504 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=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
