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IRR time is kind of tricky. Technically you may have served 8 years but if all but two was in the IRR, I would not go around telling people you served 8 years. If all you were was a member in the IRR and did not do any additional training or deployments, all you were was on call to the Army. While everyone incurs an 8-year service obligation when they join, most people do not include the IRR part time when they talk about their service. Again unless you did a deployment as a member in the IRR, I would stick with telling people you served 2 year active duty.
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MAJ (Join to see)
Generally it is not, unless it is given as a good year, sometime it adds for your time in service for pay computations, but most of the time it does not. There are so many different categories within the IRR that tricky is a significant oversimplification.
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SrA Mike VanDeMark
I did 7.5 active, and 6 on IRR. The half year was enlistment overlap. To civilians who don't understand that I just say 8 years, to other military I usually say 7.5 because they understand the overlap difference. It saves having to explain that no, I didn't get kicked out, its just how my time ran.
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SMSgt Lawrence McCarter
I always answer 22 Years as that how long I actually spent in uniform. IRR time doesn't count toward retirement anyway., being able to be called up isn't the same as preforming the actual duties in uniform. Including the IRR its 37 years.
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IRR counts for longevity but not for purposes of Pay. For instance I spent 22 Years, 7 mos and 11 days in uniform and was paid that counts towards retirement pay. Add IRR time, it is listed as 37 years, 7 months and 11 days. You have to maintain uniforms, you cannot be promoted in that status and could technically be called up although I never was. When someone ask how long I served I just answer 22 years.
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I was promoted in the marine corps IRR. Maybe not the air force but in the marine corps irr promotion if you had the cutting score would happen.
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LTC Dennis Rears
You can be promoted in the IRR. I almost had to be transferred to the IRR from my TPU assignment because they did not have a slot for my new rank.
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PFC Jason Jackson
I asked the question because I was only active for 2 years, then I went IRR for the next 5 and change. I always tell me people I served only 2 years. I should've been telling them 8?
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Why isn't the IRR time I served noted on my DD214? It should be 1992-1995 IRR, served 1979-1992. Can I get this changed? Also, I tried to change that i received MSM and they would not do that....kinda makes me mad...thanks much
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Back in the draft days, anyone and everyone that ets'd on the first hitch was in th IRR until the 6 yrs was up. Didn't mean a thing.
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It depends on which type of "Time in Service" you mean.
There is one regulation for pay, and another for retirement. IRR service does not count towards earning a reserve retirement unless you earn a satisfactory number of points (50) in your retirement year.
However, IRR service does count as a year of service for pay. And a year of IRR service cannot be subtracted from your Pay Entry Basic Date (PEBD). See DoD Financial Management Regulation 7A chapter 1, paragraph 010103, "Creditable Service Periods. Include active or inactive service in any of the following components without restriction:
A. Air Force, Army, Naval, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Reserves"
There is one regulation for pay, and another for retirement. IRR service does not count towards earning a reserve retirement unless you earn a satisfactory number of points (50) in your retirement year.
However, IRR service does count as a year of service for pay. And a year of IRR service cannot be subtracted from your Pay Entry Basic Date (PEBD). See DoD Financial Management Regulation 7A chapter 1, paragraph 010103, "Creditable Service Periods. Include active or inactive service in any of the following components without restriction:
A. Air Force, Army, Naval, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Reserves"
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