Posted on Jul 6, 2014
Returning to service from the Individual Retired Reserves... anybody done it? How was it?
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Any one in the IRR, how is it working for you. Been contacted by an IRR recruiter yet to volunteer. Anyone Volunteered to go back in and serve a tour. If so how did that work out. Been retired for Seven years now, going through Army Withdraw.
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Assuming you are a gray-area retiree, check out http://www.apd.army.mil/jw2/xmldemo/r140_10/main.asp#ch6 for details about transferring from Retired Reserves to Individual Ready Reserves (I do like your conflation of the two though ... ;):
If you are an active duty retiree, the AR 601-10 applies (http://www.apd.army.mil/pdffiles/r601_10.pdf) (you're not transferring, you're doing a retiree recall)
If you are an active duty retiree, the AR 601-10 applies (http://www.apd.army.mil/pdffiles/r601_10.pdf) (you're not transferring, you're doing a retiree recall)
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1SG David Niles
Good read Sir, I saved it for more research, it might be that my diabetes is not a disqualifer, but again it might be.
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LTC (Join to see)
I think the it is wrong for MRD (mandatory removal date) to be applied for officers who are otherwise performing well. and physically fit. One argument can be made we need the slots opened up so younger people may advance. Here would be my fix. Instead of MRD being mandatory retirement, allow and option to stay in IRR and continue to be able to earn points; that would also make less administrative burden if those people need to be activated rather than pulling them out of retirement. It wrong to send these experienced people to pasture. One way they can ear points is to assign them to mentor younger reserve members.
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Top, I totally understand the "withdrawl" comment. Good luck in your decision 1SG David Niles
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Top, I have only seen one person do this before and come out for a tour. That was to receive his O-6. He went into IRR and back for a deployment before retiring for good. I have seen retention though try to get people out of the IRR. Nobody retired though.
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After I separated in 1984, I returned to Active Duty in 2001. I had a very bad case of culture shock, even worse than when I separated in 1984! I kept asking, "What did they do to the Army?" to make matters worse, my first assignment was a Basic Training Battalion! Gone were the days of calling Soldiers "Trainee" until they completed Initial Entry Training; Soldiers had 30 minutes to eat, instead of being through with chow when the DS told you, you were through! Plus, Soldiers had a hour of "Free Time" prior to going to bed at 2100 hrs., not to be disturbed until 0530 the next day! It still makes me almost break out in hives just thinking about it! Many of the Company Commanders laughed at me because I went through BCT before most of them were even born! So, if you are seriously thinking about it, remember "Semper Gumby!"
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Sir,
Go to http://www.hrc.army.mil or us.army.mil and check out the retiree recall section, some very good info there.
Go to http://www.hrc.army.mil or us.army.mil and check out the retiree recall section, some very good info there.
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1SG David Niles
We retiree's are now blocked from AKO but I had applied on the HRC site but never heard anything from them.
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CW3 Michael Danberry
Instead of using AKO authentication, you'll now use DS Logon - My Access Center (https://www.dmdc.osd.mil/appj/dsaccess
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1SG Niles,
I am a Reserve Career Counselor here in Spokane. I have assisted several retired service members come out of the retired reserves into a TPU unit. I am not sure the process to come out of the IRR just for an active tour, but I know we have a packet that needs to be filled out to transfer into a reserve position. Fell free to send me a message and I can email you a copy of the packet and assist you with the process if you are interested. We would have to find you a position here in this area first, but I am able to look that up for you as well.
SFC Golden
Army Reserve Career Counselor
Fairchild AFB, WA
I am a Reserve Career Counselor here in Spokane. I have assisted several retired service members come out of the retired reserves into a TPU unit. I am not sure the process to come out of the IRR just for an active tour, but I know we have a packet that needs to be filled out to transfer into a reserve position. Fell free to send me a message and I can email you a copy of the packet and assist you with the process if you are interested. We would have to find you a position here in this area first, but I am able to look that up for you as well.
SFC Golden
Army Reserve Career Counselor
Fairchild AFB, WA
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SFC (Join to see)
SFC Edward Hotin I thought had a digital copy on the computer but could not find it after the computer got reimaged. Send me a message with your email and I will look for a hard copy at the office and scan it to you. I am pretty sure I have one there.
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