No, it actually shows a complete lack of understanding about the Reserves.
Here is a good explaination of various terms involving the reserve components from a DoD site.
As you can see the Individual Ready Reserve (IRR), a manpower pool in the Ready Reserve, primarily consists of: Individuals who have had training, have served previously in the Active component or the Selected Reserve, and have some period of a military obligation remaining. IRR members are in an active status, but do not perform regularly scheduled training.
Kerry was an IRR. His contract only required him to be ready reservist, not a selected reservist.
Not even all Selected (aka active) reservists serve 17 days active duty for training and 48 drills. In two different periods as an individual mobilization augmentee (IMA), I was only requried to do 24 drills and 12-14 days of active duty each year. (I ususaly did 28 or 32 drills, but the extras were "points only", IOW no pay. There are many categories of ready reservists. Unit reservists, and some IMAs are Cat A, the "usual" 17 days days active duty plus 48 drills (24 days or 12 weekends). Cat. B, which most IMAs are is the 12-14 days (two duty weeks plus travel days as required) active duty plus 24 drills.
The guy is a slime, a traitor, and when he went to Paris to meet with the VC and NV delegations, he was in violation of US law. None of that had a thing to do with his reserve status however. Reservists not on active duty (even for a short period of training, and not performing inactive duty training are not subject to the UCMJ, regardless of what "everyone knows" or "scuttlebutt". Look it up. Such incorrect information just detracts from the credibility of those spreading it. There's plenty in Kerry's record to find fault with. We don't need to make stuff up. For example his DD-214 shows him transferred to the reserve as a LT(jg) (O-2), whereas he claims to have been promoted to LT (O-3).
Well, it is good to get it out here; and explain it; because it is being put 'out there'. . .Better to know the in'/outs than not; which is why this site is the best for getting to the truth of the matter.
As I mentioned another poster referenced this; and I responded; otherwise would not have been debated. . .good deal for all. . .
. .. and thanks; as well as to others here; who can put some light to this!