Is "Part Time Active Duty" a new Term that should be used for Selective Reserve Status?

2017-07-24T17:17:58-04:00

18 yo Selective Reserve Obligated Contract 1. 24/7 deployment readiness 2. full time knowledge requirements qualification systems 3. risk punitive bad paper discharges same as full time guys you operate with

Difference: embedded part time on call status in full time combat unit sent home monthly yearly VA won't support IDT Inactive Duty/ADT Active Duty Training Orders Less 90 or 180 days

Response by CW3 Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 24 at 2017 8:23 PM

2017-07-24T20:23:01-04:00

I have never heard of this, however in both the Reserves and the National Guard, I have heard many different terms thrown around over the years based on status. Most typically--at least in the Army National Guard--"M-Day" Soldiers means members of the "Selective Reserve" or just active reservists (those who generally drill once a month and two weeks per year). Active-Guard-Reserve (AGR) refers to those members of Guard/Reserve units who are full time and have all the same benefits of Regular Army but who are paid by the State they belong to (if they are National Guard) until federalized. When Guard/Reserve members get activated to federal service, their status changes (temporarily based on orders they receive) to Title 10 and they are the same as active duty personnel (in terms of official status--such as when reservists get deployed to combat zones and/or attached to active duty units).

Now Inactive Duty Training (IDT) typically means any duty time you do where you don't get state or federal orders (usually), such as normal drill weekends. And of course, Active-Duty-for-Training (ADT) typically refers to Title 32 training orders for reservists (such as going to a military training school/course).

Now, there are other terms too, such ING (Inactive National Guard) and IRR (Individual Ready Reserve). In both of these statuses you are not considered an "active M-Day/reservist" in other words, not drilling.

Hope this helps, I know it might seem complicated. Bottom line is I have never heard the term "Part Time Active Duty" myself and not sure how that would apply to any of the above situations I just described.

Response by SMSgt Thor Merich made Jul 25 at 2017 12:57 AM

2017-07-25T00:57:50-04:00

Never heard it before.

Response by SSG Mike Jackson made Jul 30 at 2017 1:23 AM

2017-07-30T01:23:05-04:00

No such thing as a part-time active-duty either selected for one weekend a month or IRR or active reserve no such thing as a part-time active

Response by PFC Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 13 at 2018 2:07 PM

2018-04-13T14:07:54-04:00

I’m guessing you are looking for VA Benefits? As a Reservist they won’t alllow VA benefits unless your Unit has activated on orders of Active Federal Service for a period of 90 days minimum.