I signed the papers to enter the military during the VN war, I wasn’t drafted. I was the only living son of a deceased father, so I couldn’t be drafted. I served were the military sent me and did my duty. I wasn’t looking for any benefits or any other special consideration. I joined (during time of war); I served my contracted time and left the military with an Honorable discharge (heaven only knows how?!)
I call him a coward. JMHO.
A common misconception. There were no exemptions, special considerations, etc. for sole surviving sons, etc.
Surviving BROTHERS of men KILLED IN A WAR ZONE, are not / were not deployed to a war zone. Even they were not exempt from the draft. Everyone else was fair game.
Love your tag line...ain’t it the truth though? LOL
Same here. And I spent over the four years on active duty required by my USAF contract. However, my total contracted term of service was for eight years. So I served out the remainder of my contracted term by being available to recall in the IRR. Had I been needed during those years, the USAF would have been right to recall me, (with all my training and experience) rather than disrupting the life of some ignorant draftee.
If this t*rd signed up for a contract obligating him to more than the five years he spent on active duty, he hasn't a leg to stand on.
As far as, "There are no benefits being on IRR status.", the benefit is that, during IRR exposure, you are essentially a civilian -- unless you are needed. I, for one, got a head start on a good career in microelectronics (thanks, largely, to my USAF training and experience).
This coward signed a contract. If he wants out of it, he has two appropriate choices...