[2CAVTrooper]

“IRR is nothing like the “reserves”. There are no monthly meetings, no uniforms, no pay. There is no compensation for the loss of your civilian job if called back up. It is essentially a draft list of veterans that have fulfilled the active duty requirements.”

Wrong.

Once you sign the contract, you have an 8 year MINIMUM OBLIGATION.

So if Joe Snuffy signs up and serves 2 years, he has a 6 year IRR obligation.

If he signs up for 4 years he has a 4 year IRR obligation.

IF he serves 8 years on active duty he has no obligation.

If he joins the Reserves or National Guard for the remainder of the term of his contract he will have no IRR obligation unless his MOS is in critical need such as translators or other specialized MOS’s that the military doesn’t have the time needed to train new people for a here and now mission.

I say shoot the guy for cowardice.

[politicalwit]

I have no problem with IRR. What I have a problem with is the abuse of IRR by the current administration. No "declared war" but yet we're in a constant "State of Emergency" so declares our President. That's simply bulls**t. This so-called "War on Terror" equals and perhaps exceeds the "War on Drugs" and the "War on Poverty" and we know how those two have turned out.

I say shoot the guy for cowardice.

Have you ever thought what you call "cowardice" is simply someone that's feed up with playing "nation builder". Defending your country is one thing. Playing cop or carpenter is something altogether different. Why should someone that has fulfilled thier active duty requirements be subjected to recall for anything other than a national emergency or a real declaration of war?