I've been wondering how Kerry went through OCS, served from 1966-1970, and appears not to have any Reserve time. Would he have had to do yearly ACDUTRA?
I've tried time and again to make this point, during the Viet Nam War, filling the reserve components were NOT A PROBLEM.
In my case I was exempted from any reserve duty after my active duty in the Infantry! Of course I had to ask for it, but they were more than willing to give it.
Recall, if you will, not everybody in the military at that time (Viet Nam War Era(s)) agreed with the way the Democrats had conducted the war. Slightly fewer agreed with the way the Republicans conducted it.
The government had worked real hard to make defending the country an undesirable occupation. We've all spent the last 35 years fixing that situation. Some, like Kerry, seem to have "gone over" however. That's not to be forgotten.