Posted on Mar 7, 2016
Is it possible to transition from the Retired Reserve to the Ready Reserve? How long is the process?
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I took a retirement last August and have decided that I miss the time I had in uniform. Any advice on how to shorten the process would be appreciated.
Army Reserve
Retirement
Retention
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To my knowledge you just need to contact a Victor and he will give you some options. I retired August 1st 2015 and by October I had a retentions NCO (victor) calling me about possible options if I wanted to come back.
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SFC (Join to see)
SGT Edward Wilcox The Above statement by SSG (Join to see) is correct contact your nearest 79V Career Counselor and they can assist you. If you do not have contact information for one, sent me a message and let me know what city and state you live in and I can get you contact information to the nearest counselor to assist you. It is not a quick process but is possible. Probably going to take a couple/few months to complete.
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It happens fairly often, actually. As stated elsewhere, you need to see a Career Counselor - most Reserve Centers have them) to get the ball rolling.
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If you transitioned to the retired reserve because you hit your mandatory retirement date (MRD) there would probably need to be a legislative change to call you back to active status SGT Edward Wilcox. The exceptions would be if their was a national Mobilization similar to the WWII call up or if you had a skill that is in short supply and high demand.
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Merely a thought I just wondered if you might consider the state defense forces or USCG auxiliary or civil air patrol (CAP) I only mention it as many retirees ID read often are able to contribute that way quite seriously just a thought look at http://www.sgaus.org you might find that of interest the SDFs are very real militaries though state level you likely know of them I'd expect merely a suggestion obviously.
SGAUS – State Guard Association of the United States
State Guard Association of the United States
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GySgt Carl Rumbolo
State Defense Forces are a joke - a bad one at that. Only a few states maintain active SDF and it is more of a club then an actual military organization. Most are inactive and several states disbanded or placed their SDF components in inactive status after a series of scandals ranging from enlisting and accepting neo-nazi and racists or diverting money to other uses...
If you reached your retirement date, there are ways to remain active- veterans groups, etc -
If you reached your retirement date, there are ways to remain active- veterans groups, etc -
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