Wait just one minute. I went from Active to Individual Ready Reserve to Honorably Discharged. The article says she was Honorably Discharged but was in the IRR. What’s the deal? This is bogus. My guess is that she was released from Active Duty into the IRR, in which case, she was certainly eligible for recall. Is my memory failing me? I don’t see how you can be Honorably Discharged and still be in the IRR. Correct me if I’m wrong...
You are not wrong.
Your first HD is conditional on remaining service in the IRR.
When your total 8 years is up, you get a real HD in the mail.
The Discharge was for active duty. I had the same thing with the Navy. I was a reserve officer on active duty, I got an honorable discharge when I left active duty. I then became a drilling reservist for which you get paid and earn retirement credit. When I stopped drilling I was sent to the IRR where there was no pay or retirement credit. They finally kicked me out totally with another Honorable Discharge.
When I quit to finish my degree and get my Commission I immediately received an Honorable Discharge even though I was committed to be in the IRR for a year after.
I received discharge papers from the IRR a year later but my Honorable was from my active duty time.
This may have changed since I did that back in the very early 1980s.