Mandatory reenlist military?

Question

I heard that since it war time that every body in the military have to reenlist for four more years. I have a sister in the Airforce that i think had to reenlist to the military. I'm thinking of joining the military for four years and getting out. I'm 18 right now so I'll be 22 when i get out, unless this mandatory reenlistment is true then i'll be getting out at the age of 26, which would suck.

why go for 4 years you ask, i just want the exprience. anyway im doing nothing right now but sitting around the HOUSE!

o yeah my sister join in 1999 or 2000 anyway it was before the war, she is getting out this year.

Answer 1

not true, but all people who enlisted in the military can be recalled for a total of 8 years served

Answer 2

first off, the military in the US is an all volunteer military, so there is no "mandatory reenlistment" going on. However, they are doing "hold overs or stop loss" for some troops at this time. Let me explain how this is happening.

When you enlist, you are guaranteeing that you will be available for military duty for a minimum of 8 years. If you are on active duty for 4, then you have 4 years that the military places you on "inactive ready reserve", and in that time, they can call you back to active duty at any time. This is how they are able to keep some of the soldiers that are at the end of their active duty enlistment time from separating from the service. This is only happening for critical jobs in the service.

If you have questions about this, please contact your local recruiter and he will show you how all of this works.

Thank your sister for her service to our country for me.

Answer 3

i find that hard to believe....since the AF has gotten rid of all signon and most reenlistment bonuses to try to get people to either get out or go blue to green (transfer to army). However your initial enlistment term is 8 years....however been active you choose (2,4, or 6) and the rest inactive reserves. during your IRR time you are still deployable and such if they need you .....but you go home and move on with your life. There are 3 critically manned career fields in theAF presently and these are the only ones that are not pushing people out the door (as a matter of fact when people try to end their enlistment early they are told their job doesnt qualify for the program)and one of them had stop loss in affect for the last year or so but it lifted in like June. If your sister reenlisted she did it by choice.

Answer 4

That is not true. In fact, the Air Force is trying to get rid of people right now.

There is a program called Stop Loss. It is not in effect right now, and even when it is, it's not in effect for long. When it is in effect, it usually only affects critical AFSC's (jobs).

If you sign up for 4 years, you will actually be signing up for 8. 4 years Active Duty, and 4 years in the inactive reserve...which means if they need you they will recall you. But it is very, very rare for the Air Force to call up the inactive reserve. Now, the Army and Marines may be a different story...they are hurting for bodies. But the Air Force wants to get rid of people so they can save money and replace our aging fleet of aircraft.

Answer 5

what you are talking about is refered to as either the stop loss program or the inactive reserve time. when you sign your 4 year dontract there is a clause that says you will also serve 4 years in inactive reserve (you dont go to reserve meetings like a reservist) but you can be called back to active duty during this time period.

The Airforce however is over manned and is currently turning down re-enlistment request.

Answer 6

you do 4 years in and 4 years out (time they can force you back in if they need to). My exhusband is a Marine and they asked him to reenlist and offered him a different position but he hasn't decided yet but he wasn't told he has to just offered the position,however, for 4 years after he is out of active duty they can still call him back in and ship him out. His 4 years in will be up next Sept but for 4 years after that he can be made to go to war or whatever but it isn't considered reenlisting just simply being reactivated.

Answer 7

No branch of service can force a reenlistment. They may extend your service beyond your original enlistment, but are obligated to release you, once the emergency that keeps you there, is relieved.

The Pentagon has reactivated inactive reservists during this current fiasco. This is highly unusual, but it reflects the Pentagons poor management skills in maintaining the recruitment levels that it needs, to properly rotate its troops.

Answer 8

There are no mandatory reenlistments. What you've heard about are Stop Loss programs -- your term of enlistment is involuntarily extended. If you sign a reenlistment contract, that's voluntary.

Answer 9

Boy times are tough for you!!! During World War II a soldier could expect to serve for the entire war (no matter how long it lasted) plus 90 days. That means if the war lasted eight years then so did your enlistment. Yep, times are so tough nowadays.

Answer 10

Untrue,the Air Force is cutting 40,000 jobs as you read this, my wife was told she was unable to reenlist due to force reduction, if you are not in a critically manned career field such as Air Traffic Control(ATC) you will be forced to reclassify or get out. Even in ATC my enlistment is up in April if I want to get out they can not force me to reenlist only extend which is highly unlikely.