Posted on Feb 22, 2018
Can I continue earning good years as an IMA (Individual Mobilization Augmentee) without risk of deploying?
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I'm currently drilling with the Guard and returned from deployment about a year ago. I don't want to do that to my family again, so I'm looking into my options as far as separation, IRR, IMA and anything else that may exist. Would IMA be a valid option to have a minimal time commitment and still continue making good years towards retirement? Would I need to deploy?
Individual Mobilization Augmentation (IMA)
IRR
Retirement
Posted 6 y ago
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6 deployments in 15 years. Then I went to Recruiting school and met an E9 who had never deployed, met instructors who dropped their Recruiter packet in Sep/Oct 2001. It's the Army and there is plenty of work to be done. If you dont want to deploy you should've joined the Coast Guard...oh wait, even they've deployed.
It's hard on all of us, but it's the job we signed a contract for. Decision is simple, if you can handle deployments stay in, if not get out and make room for others who will.
I understand your point and looking for a chance to stay in, but that's not leadership, that's being a career focused Officer, which there are far too many. No ones career matters, only the mission does. Wanting to "stay in towards retirement but not deploy" is like moving out of your parents house but still wanting an allowance.
It's hard on all of us, but it's the job we signed a contract for. Decision is simple, if you can handle deployments stay in, if not get out and make room for others who will.
I understand your point and looking for a chance to stay in, but that's not leadership, that's being a career focused Officer, which there are far too many. No ones career matters, only the mission does. Wanting to "stay in towards retirement but not deploy" is like moving out of your parents house but still wanting an allowance.
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In the Air Force, IMA’s don’t deploy. Each IMA, is assigned a certain position. The purpose is to backfill the active duty folks that do deploy. In a perfect world, the active duty member would be deployed. A IMA would be placed on orders to backfill the active member who deployed.
My position is the Operations Superintendent. I have been placed on orders the fill in for my active duty counterpart when he is unavailable (deployed, schools, leave, etc).
My position is the Operations Superintendent. I have been placed on orders the fill in for my active duty counterpart when he is unavailable (deployed, schools, leave, etc).
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Sir, understand it's tough on families, it was tough on mine. With that in mind- you know there is a push on forcing folks who are non-deployable to get out- because it is unjust compared to those who have deployed 4,5,6,7+ times in the past 10-20 years.
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I understand the push to get non-deployable folks out. I'm deployable, so that wouldn't be an issue. I guess the point would be that, no matter what position I find, I'll be looking at another deployment a few years down the road. Some of the articles I read make it sound like it's possible to get into a position that won't deploy, but in reality it seems unlikely. I believe I'll end up in the IRR and eventually separating. Thanks for the help.
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