Former US Military: You CAN be called up!
 

Ever heard of the Ready Reserve? I didn't.

Turns out after you are discharged you are considered "inactive reserve" for four years (and subject to being recalled). For the next eight years you are in the "ready reserves' (and subject to recall).

I just did the math; I've been out for fifteen years.

From Yahoo News:

HONOLULU - A veteran of the first Persian Gulf War is suing the Army after it ordered him to report for duty 13 years after he was honorably discharged from active duty and eight years after he left the reserves.



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Blame Ohio

hail bush, cause that fucker is gonna make sure he milks that

I didn't know that either

Thats what you get for voting Repulican!

Doesn't it say anything in the papers you sign when you join the forces? Surely it must be mentioned.

I can't wait for this to get ugly.

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Blame Bush not ohio its not their fault its Bushes.

kill yourself

Yeah the clause must be there somewhere. In the fine print perhaps.

When the military is spread this thin its a safe bet it will be used.

eat me raw.

FF

Unless there has been a change (I don't think there has been) when you enlist in the military...be it a two-three-four-or six year enlistement...you then have committed yourself to an eight year obligation. If for example you originally enlisted for two years and did not re-enlist you still would have a six year obligation in the Ready Reserve and could be called back to service anytime within that six year period. If you enlisted for six years (which is the max for a single enlistement or re-enlistment) and did not re-enlist...you then would have a two year obligation in the Ready Reserve...and could be called back to service within that two year period.

In this guys situation...it is just a SNAFU...I suspect.

It is mentioned.

He wont have a problem beating that since its only a 8 year contract to begin with.

http://www.neuroatomik.com/user_grafix/HeilBush.jpg

lol. I don't compare Bush to Hitler but I though this was funny.

Shitty the way they are doing things... but they have to do it this way to avoid a formal public draft.

Look Iraq has turned into a shit sandwich which the US admin did not anticipate, so the extra troops are needed. Better it's US than British troops.

How much of the rebuilding work has been given to the UK and how much is the UK paying for Blairs mistake?

that was a fucking ignorant statement douschebag...

what have you done for your puny country lately?

Anyone know the cheapest flight to Canada?

Can I trick you and send you to Cuba instead?

Wow.

I don't think draft dodgers are safe in Canada anymore. I think they get extradited now.

this how you know that a draft is close, when the military is strecth this thin......:1orglaugh oh well y'all was all gung ho for this 'war'

this has been in the news quite a bit.. did you watch the debates? This is what Kerry was referring to when he said a back door draft..

I got out of everything (including IRR) in November 2002...I'm not going anywhere.....The recruiters keep mailing me and I keep telling them to eat a dick but they hit me up every few months still trying to say that I am still under contract...I have my discharge papers in the desk and I'm not worried.

Plus I was in the Navy so I wouldn't have died anyway.

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Suckers will pay for their stupid votes

My cousin fought in this war, so I suppose that gives me the right to comment.

Plus as I pay US taxes I have a right to comment as much as I like.

Seems like there will be a need for more troops soon.

They give me a chopper a hummer a good looking WAC driver..and the rank of at least full bird..i'll go back and play soldier for a year or two :)

Didn't know that.

Thanks. Passing it along.

Sometimes, it's good to be old.

they actually try to tell you you are still under contract?

That isn't even close to a backdoor draft. To many people don't listen or read their contracts when VOLUNTEERING for the military.

"All Soldiers have a statutory eight-year military service obligation (MSO), which is established at the time of entry into military service (Active or Reserve). Traditional enlistment terms are three, four, five and six years. Terms of service for active duty are from 2-6 years."

It has nothing to do with Republicans or Democrats.

I know a few SEALs who had to pack up and leave after being out of the teams for nearly a dozen years.

One guy in Force Recon had to go over and he'd been out for 10 years.

I think this is a little much when you look at the facts.

1. The invasion was on false grounds.
2. The Invaders have killed far more innocent people and destroyed more infrastructure than the Resistance.
3. When it was discovered the reasons for the invasion was based on false and circumstantial evidence the reason was changed.
4. There will never be free democratic elections in Iraq while the US can stop them. The majority of the people would vote for a Muslim fundamentalist government that would kick them out immediately.
5. The guy giving statements out will be a US citizen within the next ten years, getting out with the rest of the COLLABORATORS to stop them from being killed.

Funny how you can invade a country and call yourselves liberators. Much like Hitler and his invasion of Czechoslovakia in 38.

hush didn't you know that they're trying to free the people of iraq but those ungrateful heathens are not going along with the plan......:winkwink:

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thats the problem with joining the army or even the reserves. better cash than mcdonalds while in school for example, but at least mcdonalds can't require you to come flip burgers when shit hits the fan.

So how does 8 years under contract turn to 12 or 13?

When I waS injured in SF they asked me to forfeit my medboard and that by doing so I would get teh proper care I needed.... meaning I could leave sooner and go see a private surgeon.

SO I signed away at the forms saying I didn't want a medboard (takes 18 months sometimes I could give a fuck about the 22k a year I'd have received)

now I got a call from my old recruiter checking up on me and he said that since I didn't take the medBoard I'm eligible to go first in any draft... LOL i"m totally staying in Canada...

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Now Bush only as to go and pick up another fight somewhere and you can all go play cowboys and Indians :BangBang:

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