Does my IRR time count towards my pay?

PO3 Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 29 Sep 2018 14:21:57 -0400

Does my IRR time count towards my pay? I did an enlistment in the Navy and got out to attend college. Now that I have my degree I am joining the Army and going to OCS. I have heard that my IRR time will count towards my pay and read some things on here that say it does. However I also have seen some people say no it doesn’t count. Can anyone clear this up for me? Does anyone know the regulation? Anything will help!

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 29 at 2018 2:49 PM

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 29 Sep 2018 14:49:02 -0400

You can still take short tours. When I was on temporary active duty, I knew a major who was on 5-month orders. You can take short tours in the inactive ready Reserve but you don't get the membership points for being in the Army Reserve or National Guard. Here is some more information.

As mentioned above, you need to earn 50 Points per year in order to have a “Good Year” that counts toward retirement. ... Most members of the IRR won't earn a Good Year toward retirement unless they served a partial year on active duty or in the Regular Reserves either before or after joining the IRR.May 6, 2015
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Response by CMSgt James Nolan made Sep 29 at 2018 3:08 PM

CMSgt James Nolan — Sat, 29 Sep 2018 15:08:14 -0400

The answer is yes, but things will get complicated, your calculation date or R&R date will change whenever you re-join, which moves the target for getting your good years. Key is to always have good years in reserves, or you wind up doing 27 years to qualify to retire.....

Say for example you do 4 years active duty-you get paid as for ex E4 over 4-and you have 4 good years towards retirement
Then you go active reserves for 2 years, but you never have a good year, you are now being paid for ex E4 over 6 (but you still only have 4 years towards retirement)
Then you go IRR (you are still attached, but not drilling). Because Uncle Sam can recall you, they still count as service, but not towards retirement. So..say you do 2 years IRR, you are now going to be paid as E4 over 8 if you come back in, but after 8 years, you still only have 4 towards retirement.
Make sense? Time "attached" counts-because you can get the phone call with orders to report and go to wherever for whatever.
As a new officer, you will paid as a prior service enlisted, so you will be on the pay scale, for example, as an O-1E with however many years of service you had (including IRR).

Clear as mud

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 29 at 2018 7:14 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 29 Sep 2018 19:14:15 -0400

Your IRR time will count for pay. You can find it under the DODFMR Vol 7A Ch 1 which identifies different types of federal service.
Your friends probably went through ROTC which doesn't count for pay.
As long as you weren't discharged from the IRR your pay entry date will be the day you shipped off to the Navy. If you join and find this is in error, find your unit Career Counselor and they will help you fix it.

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 30 at 2018 2:08 PM

1SG Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 30 Sep 2018 14:08:42 -0400

For the years that you accumulated enough points for them to be good years, yes (for retirement pay).

Response by SGT(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 20 at 2018 3:19 PM

SGT(P) Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 20 Oct 2018 15:19:56 -0400

Yes it does, i have been in the IRR for a total of 12 years, that count when calculating your pay, but to retired you need 50 points for each year

Response by LCDR Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 29 at 2020 5:19 AM

LCDR Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 29 Mar 2020 05:19:09 -0400

Irr does count towards pay, but not towards retirement. You should ask for an active duty audit, which should help identify how many years that actually was.