Posted on 06/24/2004 11:57:57 AM PDT by TexKat
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A group of Army Reserve soldiers rarely tapped for duty could soon be heading to Iraq, Pentagon officials said Wednesday.
The troops, part of the Individual Ready Reserve (IRR), could be called to fill holes in units deploying to Iraq as part of the upcoming rotation of troops later this year.
(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...
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Funny, they were used in the Gulf War. How rare are they?
These are veteran 'war dogs'. They know the business and are still young enough to be very effective troops.
And 2,000 serving in some capacity now in Iraq as the article states... Doesn't sound that awful rare to me. But, it sounds like our forces are stretched out, and we are forced to do this. That is the aim of the article. Anything that makes our efforts, and the efforts of this administration look bad... Freakin' CNN Pukes.
These are reserves who have not completed their service commitment.
Former active duty falls into this category also. When you sign up for four years, your obligation is acutally eight. Four years after your enlistment you can be recalled. Its also referred to as the inactive reserves.
The Individual Ready Reserve (IRR), together with the Inactive National Guard (ING) consists of those Ready Reservists not in the Selected Reserve. The IRR consists of Reservists in the following categories:
1. A manpower pool comprised principally of trained individuals, having served previously in the AC or in the Selected Reserve, and having some period of their Military Service Obligation (MSO) remaining. There are some voluntary individuals in the IRR, for hardship or special non-pay programs, providing a variety of professional assignments and opportunities for earning retirement points and military benefits. Those personnel all have an obligation to complete either their MSO or another contractual commitment. Members may voluntarily participate in training for retirement points and promotion with or without pay. IRR members may be (but are not presently) required to meet the same training requirements as Selected Reservists. Required training (involuntary) may not exceed 30 days per year under 10 USC 10147.
2. The IRR includes some personnel participating in officer training programs or in the Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship Program (AFHPSP). Members in the stipend program are required to perform 45 days of active duty for training (ADT) per year.
c. The IRR also includes members of the Delayed Entry Program (DEP) enlisted under 10 USC 513.
d. Also included in the IRR are those personnel who are awaiting IADT and are assigned to units but serving without pay.
The Inactive National Guard consists of National Guard personnel in an inactive status in the Ready Reserve, not in the Selected Reserve. To remain in the ING, members must muster once a year with their assigned unit, but they do not participate in training activities. On mobilization, ING members mobilize with their units. Similar to other IRR, some ING members have legal and contractual obligations. Members of the ING may not train for points or pay and are not eligible for promotion. The ING category is currently used only by the ARNG. Members of the Reserves with no inactive duty training or active duty for training obligations may perform voluntary unpaid drills with units of the Selected Reserve, enroll in correspondence courses, or perform other unpaid inactive duty training for the purpose of accumulating retirement points. Individuals who have enlisted in the Reserves and are awaiting their initial active duty for training may also perform unpaid drills.
"The last time a significant number of IRR troops were called to duty was for the Gulf War in 1991, according to Pentagon officials."
Wow, so the last time DoD reached deep into its well of reservists was during the country's last major emergency?
Quite a story, CNN- keep those scoops coming!
He is a few weeks beyond his eight years.
Wolfowitz: More GI's on Iraq standby Another 25,000 could be sent if security worsens
No biggie. We have to do what we have to. The President is committed to seeing thru the transition. Good for him
"We’re doing reconstruction in the middle of the war. The only agenda the enemy has is to block that progress."
This is one of my biggest gripes. We should worry about reconstruction after we're done with the war.
We are in agreeance on that or in other words roger that AfghanIraqVeteran.
Tango
At the end there I thought she was going to reach over and kiss him.
Don't you just hate it when the one thing you want to do is solider and nobody whats you cause you are old and fat.
Are we sending our boys there to kick ass or to pass out candy?
I surely do hate it. At 110+, on an Atkins goat and camel diet, we could be lean, mean fighting machines by Thanksgiving. We'd still be old farts, but we'd be skinny old farts.
Other 40 to go.
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