Do soldiers in the army reserved ever go to war?

Answer 1

Of course they do, don't you ever watch the news. They are shipping Army reserve and National Guard all the time over to Iraq!!!! You need to stay informed either watch CNN or regular news and find out.

Answer 2

I was under the impression that it was the reserve soldiers that are being sent to war and not the regular army. Everyone I know in the reserve was shipped over there. Not one from the regular army was sent.

Answer 3

Yes, and Reservists are more likely to be killed or injured while serving in a wartime. They are bound by contract to the US government for their reserve duty, subject to mobilization at any time. They must be prepared and ready. They also have civilian lives and responsibilities as well. They are subject to the civilian law, and the UCMJ at the same time. They do not receive Veterans benefits equally to active duty military. There are different qualifiers for them. If they do not serve the required amount of days "active" duty, they do not receive Veterans benefits as an active duty member would.


In someways their service is harder than the active duty military because of the lack of on the job training available to their assigned reserve station.

Often their training is on paper, not the same training as active duty military receives. It takes alot of effort to get actual training while serving as a Reservist.

Speaking from first hand knowledge. I served 7 years of my mandatory full 8 before being injured (honorable discharge medical not qualified) special duties, Desert Storm etc. A man with 15 days into boot camp honorably discharged has more Veterans benefits than I do. People don't know the fine print that denies the Military Reserves their due for serving our great country.

I'm glad I served for the right reason, instead of the benefits.

Answer 4

The structure of our forces now is such that many active duty units are incomplete by design and must have Reserve and/or National Guard fill-ins to be functional. Also, quite a few functions not directly related to combat (and even some that are) have little or no presence in the regular forces and must be fulfilled by reservists.

Answer 5

I believe that soldiers already in the Army reserves are currently and have been deployed in the Iraq conflict. Probably some of these servicemen and women have died as a result of their desire to defend our country and be patriots.

Answer 6

Absolutely. My father in law is a green barrett in the reserves and was sent over to Afghanistan before the war was official as a combat special ops unit.

Answer 7

THE NATIONAL GUARD AND THE RESERVIST MAKE UP ABOUT 45% OF THE TROOPS IN IRAQ

http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/iraq/2005-05-02-iraq-soldiers-reenlist_x.htm

Answer 8

Yes, they are a reserve military force for the army.

Answer 9

Yes

Answer 10

Yes