Recall of Servicemen

[DemonFighterLives]

I heard a small clip on NPR, where it was stated that the administration was considering forcing servicemen who hadn't served 8 years to serve. :scared: :wtf:
I wonder if anyone has heard of this? What would be the age limits?
Does this in effect say that a draft is coming and War Without End?

[Az_lefty]

1. Their calling up the IRR's

that's the inactive reserves. When you sign up for active duty you still have a commitment of up to 4 years in the inactive reserves when your discharged. They did this leading up to the Gulf War also.

[DemonFighterLives]

2. Thanks, I heard about it on Franken and Ed Schulz

Back in 80, when I got out it was a 6 year commitment. It seems that this recall has something to do with being spread too thin or more war on the drawing board.

[Walt Starr]

3. That's a committment of eight CONSECUTIVE years.

When you get out of a four year hitch, the next four years you are IRR. After that, you're done. So anybody who got out in the past four years is on the hook.

It's all right there in the contracts in black and white and everybody who volunteers always volunteers for eight years.

[voice of reason]

4. separation vs discharge

also, technically when you leave active duty before your commitment ends (6 yrs when I was in during the 80s, currently 8 yrs) you are only separated from active duty and are placed either in the IRR or the active reserves or national guard (your choice depending on what's available for your MOS and geographic location). This is when you receive you DD-214. You aren't actually discharged (receive your Honorable Discharge certificate) until your full commitment is over.

So nobody who has already been discharged still has any remaining legal commitment.

v.o.r.

edit: fixed typos

[voice of reason]

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