How long do you have to serve in the National Guard before transferring to IRR?

1LT Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 05 Jul 2022 08:15:35 -0400

My state started having ROTC officers serving all 8 years and not allowing them to switch to IRR. All my other friends in other states stated it's 6 years NG and 2 years IRR. The contract is written vaguely. Can anyone help me understand what is correct?

I have two Soldiers in different situations. One is a scholarship recipient and the other did not receive a scholarship but was SMP.

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 6 at 2022 10:49 AM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 06 Jul 2022 10:49:36 -0400

The standard contract for Enlisted is 8 years with it typically being 6 Active years and 2 IRR years. But, that's for Enlisted. What I found on Officers via google was that IOT transfer to the IRR you would have to resign your Commission. Now, to me, that doesn't sound right. I would highly recommend you contact your nearest Career Counselor to get their input. Also, perhaps shoot an RFI to HRC.

Response by SGM Jeff Mccloud made Jul 6 at 2022 10:56 AM

SGM Jeff Mccloud — Wed, 06 Jul 2022 10:56:51 -0400

You can apply for transfer to IRR at 6.
Your TAG does not have to approve it.

Response by CPT Lawrence Cable made Jul 6 at 2022 11:06 AM

CPT Lawrence Cable — Wed, 06 Jul 2022 11:06:04 -0400

If you are an ROTC Scholarship Commissioned Officer in the Reserve/National Guard, you incur an 8 year MSO. https://www.rand.org/paf/projects/dopma-ropma/military-service-obligation.html

Military Service Obligation

This page lists laws and policies on Military Service Obligation in relation to the Defense Officer Personnel Management Act (DOPMA) of 1980 and its companion Reserve Officer Personnel Management Act (ROPMA).

Response by COL Bill Gross made Jul 6 at 2022 11:37 AM

COL Bill Gross — Wed, 06 Jul 2022 11:37:30 -0400

It depends upon the wording of the contracts. That's the starting point.

Response by COL Jon Thompson made Jul 6 at 2022 6:21 PM

COL Jon Thompson — Wed, 06 Jul 2022 18:21:41 -0400

Non scholarship military service obligation is 6 years drilling and 2 years in IRR. For a scholarship cadet, it’s 8 years drilling. For aviation, I believe they changed it to 10 years due to the amount of time flight training takes.

Response by CPT Brad Wilson made Jul 27 at 2022 6:50 PM

CPT Brad Wilson — Wed, 27 Jul 2022 18:50:59 -0400

My contract was a total of 8 years (I stuck around for 22) the recruiter said most people would drill for 6 years and be in the IRR for the last 2 but that was contingent on the needs of your state. If they were short people when you hit 6 years and needed you then they wouldn’t let you go into the IRR