Once your service date in the military is done, how long are you in the system from being called back to duty?

Question

Speaking only in regards to service in the National Guard/Reserve not active duty.

Answer 1

The standard military service obligation is 8 years whether you're active or reserve (yes this includes the national guard). This means if you enlist for 4 years active or reserve you are still obligated for 4 more years in the inactive ready reserve. During the remaining 4 years in the inactive ready reserve they can call you back to service if needed. It rarely happens as the Army typically resorts to stop loss first.

However, I know that Army now offers shorter military service obligations to new recruits as an incentive to join the Army.

Answer 2

Regardless of whether you serve in a Reserve component or Active component, what you are talking about is IRR commitment that is contracted at the end of your active obligations. Most Reserves sign a 6x2 contract which means they drill for 6 years and are in the IRR for 2 more. That means that up to 8 years from the time you signed your contract you can be called up. I saw a guy with 2 days left in the IRR get called up once. If you have any more detailed questions on this you should contact a retention NCO at your nearest guard or reserve unit. Be warned though, they may try to get you to come back in! Good luck.

Answer 3

I do not know if it has changed since I signed up in '99, but for the army it is 8 years from the time you start to the time they can recall you. As to how long after a person is done with their guard or reserve time that they can recall them depends on how long they stayed in the guard or reserve. All you have to do is subtract the time they were in service from the time the branch ends their eligibility from being recalled. For example, when I signed up, I had 4 years active and then 4 years of time they could recall me. The reason I know this is true of the guard and reserve is because while I was in basic training there were people in the guard and reserve and they had the same kind of set up.

Answer 4

You have an obligation of 8 years. so if you did 6 years in drilling status then you will have 2 years left on Idividual Ready Reserve (IRR). This only counts for your initial enlistment if you reenlisted for more than the first 8 years and get out after that then you have no call back time.

Answer 5

Inactive Ready Reserve (IRR), used to be two years for enlisted and 6 years for officers I believe. But with the severe shortages of recruits...........the government keeps changing the "rules". Ask a recruiter for the most up to date information.

Good Luck.

Answer 6

interior america maximum defense force servicemembers are signed up for an 8 12 months criminal accountability, regularly it rather is 4 years lively accountability and four years inactive reserve (concern to bear in mind) some are 3 years lively with 5 years inactive reserve. There are different ideas yet i could say ninety% of enlistees are obligated for 8 years entire.

Answer 7

It is 8 years total unless you go to an indefinate status (more then 10 years service). Once you are indefinate, they can call you back even if you leave... retirement included.

Retirement is technically still being on duty, but at half pay (or more if you stayed longer), so you can be called back.

Answer 8

It depends on the contract signed during enlistment. Usually there is a period of time where the member is assigned to the IRR (inactive ready reserve) and this period of time normally is for two years.

Answer 9

The USA military holds a six year obligation to all its personnel.