LTC Private RallyPoint Member 3367618 <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-213794"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fi-have-a-friend-in-the-usar-he-is-an-officer-with-no-obligations-can-his-unit-stop-him-from-going-into-the-irr-what-is-the-irr-regulation%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=I+have+a+friend+in+the+USAR.+He+is+an+officer+with+no+obligations.+Can+his+unit+stop+him+from+going+into+the+IRR%3F+What+is+the+IRR+regulation%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fi-have-a-friend-in-the-usar-he-is-an-officer-with-no-obligations-can-his-unit-stop-him-from-going-into-the-irr-what-is-the-irr-regulation&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0AI have a friend in the USAR. He is an officer with no obligations. Can his unit stop him from going into the IRR? What is the IRR regulation?%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/i-have-a-friend-in-the-usar-he-is-an-officer-with-no-obligations-can-his-unit-stop-him-from-going-into-the-irr-what-is-the-irr-regulation" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="cdedd5b9e538924c641567f06945a9b6" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/213/794/for_gallery_v2/bb010d5a.png"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/213/794/large_v3/bb010d5a.png" alt="Bb010d5a" /></a></div></div>Where do we find the IRR rules? I have an Officer in the USAR who wants to leave his unit. He put in his IRR packet over a month ago. He did all the counseling already and he wants to get out. The Officer can&#39;t take his promotion because there are no slots and he wants to go to the IRR to get his higher rank and to serve abroad (Title 10)in a slot that requires the higher rank. He has TS and speaks 3 languages. He is getting no real progress. He could go to the IG but he rather go to the IRR and manage his career elsewhere. In today&#39;s army, retention sometimes screws over excellent soldiers who have the ability to deploy. The Higher Command, in my opinion, worries more about their numbers yet they won&#39;t promote their best due to office politics. I am not in this situation but my friend is. I am as happy as a clam! <br /> 2018-02-18T19:45:17-05:00 LTC Private RallyPoint Member 3367618

<div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-213794"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fi-have-a-friend-in-the-usar-he-is-an-officer-with-no-obligations-can-his-unit-stop-him-from-going-into-the-irr-what-is-the-irr-regulation%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=I+have+a+friend+in+the+USAR.+He+is+an+officer+with+no+obligations.+Can+his+unit+stop+him+from+going+into+the+IRR%3F+What+is+the+IRR+regulation%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fi-have-a-friend-in-the-usar-he-is-an-officer-with-no-obligations-can-his-unit-stop-him-from-going-into-the-irr-what-is-the-irr-regulation&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0AI have a friend in the USAR. He is an officer with no obligations. Can his unit stop him from going into the IRR? What is the IRR regulation?%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/i-have-a-friend-in-the-usar-he-is-an-officer-with-no-obligations-can-his-unit-stop-him-from-going-into-the-irr-what-is-the-irr-regulation" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="6c0a9ebc13328f317a71eee2768fab92" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/213/794/for_gallery_v2/bb010d5a.png"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/213/794/large_v3/bb010d5a.png" alt="Bb010d5a" /></a></div></div>Where do we find the IRR rules? I have an Officer in the USAR who wants to leave his unit. He put in his IRR packet over a month ago. He did all the counseling already and he wants to get out. The Officer can&#39;t take his promotion because there are no slots and he wants to go to the IRR to get his higher rank and to serve abroad (Title 10)in a slot that requires the higher rank. He has TS and speaks 3 languages. He is getting no real progress. He could go to the IG but he rather go to the IRR and manage his career elsewhere. In today&#39;s army, retention sometimes screws over excellent soldiers who have the ability to deploy. The Higher Command, in my opinion, worries more about their numbers yet they won&#39;t promote their best due to office politics. I am not in this situation but my friend is. I am as happy as a clam! <br />

2018-02-18T19:45:17-05:00 2018-02-18T19:45:17-05:00 LTC Stephen C. 3367630

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Unless regulations have changed since I retired, I can’t see any reason why he can’t go to the IRR, <a class="dark-link bold-link" role="profile-hover" data-qtip-container="body" data-id="780368" data-source-page-controller="question_response_contents" href="/profiles/780368-38a-civil-affairs-officer">LTC Private RallyPoint Member</a>.

2018-02-18T19:48:40-05:00 2018-02-18T19:48:40-05:00 A1C Ian Williams 3367650

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>A very good question, sir <a class="dark-link bold-link" role="profile-hover" data-qtip-container="body" data-id="780368" data-source-page-controller="question_response_contents" href="/profiles/780368-38a-civil-affairs-officer">LTC Private RallyPoint Member</a> I too want to serve abroad and achieve a higher rank.

2018-02-18T19:54:32-05:00 2018-02-18T19:54:32-05:00 COL David Turk 3367814

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Things must have changed in the last ten years. You did not need a slot to be promoted in the USAR (IMA), only the USARNG. Also, once your six or eight year initial obligation (depending when you came on board) was over, you could transfer to IRR.

2018-02-18T21:09:26-05:00 2018-02-18T21:09:26-05:00 LTC Jason Mackay 3368248

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I voted this up purely for the WWSD picture.

2018-02-19T00:30:12-05:00 2018-02-19T00:30:12-05:00 SSG Guy Gould 3368277

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2018-02-19T00:58:32-05:00 2018-02-19T00:58:32-05:00 LTC Private RallyPoint Member 4032232

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Flash flash flash! My friend finally got placed into the active ready reserve the first week of October. So it took him about 7 months!

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