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?

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 18 Feb 2018 19:45:17 -0500

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'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'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'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!

Response by LTC Stephen C. made Feb 18 at 2018 7:48 PM

LTC Stephen C. — Sun, 18 Feb 2018 19:48:40 -0500

Unless regulations have changed since I retired, I can’t see any reason why he can’t go to the IRR, LTC Private RallyPoint Member.

Response by A1C Ian Williams made Feb 18 at 2018 7:54 PM

A1C Ian Williams — Sun, 18 Feb 2018 19:54:32 -0500

A very good question, sir LTC Private RallyPoint Member I too want to serve abroad and achieve a higher rank.

Response by COL David Turk made Feb 18 at 2018 9:09 PM

COL David Turk — Sun, 18 Feb 2018 21:09:26 -0500

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.

Response by LTC Jason Mackay made Feb 19 at 2018 12:30 AM

LTC Jason Mackay — Mon, 19 Feb 2018 00:30:12 -0500

I voted this up purely for the WWSD picture.

Response by SSG Guy Gould made Feb 19 at 2018 12:58 AM

SSG Guy Gould — Mon, 19 Feb 2018 00:58:32 -0500

https://www.hrc.army.mil/content/Individual%20Ready%20Reserve%20Homepage

Individual%20Ready%20Reserve%20Homepage

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 9 at 2018 6:14 PM

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 09 Oct 2018 18:14:19 -0400

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!