Reply #12: The army hasn't done this yet but the NAVY has? [View All]

[Marrah_G]

How fucked up is that? I don't want to see any of them called back up, but I find it absurd that there are already Navy IRR on the GROUND in Iraq, but the Army is just starting to do it.

Yikes...

I've warned every retired officer I know that they are indeed at risk to being called back, no matter how long they have been out. The over-use of our reservists and guard is going to break the military. I just want to scream and hit something everytime I picture my brother in Bagdad after he served his time, retired, got married, had 4 boys and a girl, and got a great job. Now my sister-in-law will give birth without him in July.

The IRR are supposed to be there in caswe the country REALLY needs them (read is attacked and needs to be defended) not to be called up on a whim by some asshat of a president who would rather use them then active duty troops to fight his disgusting holy oil war.