Posted on Jun 7, 2022
What is the Service Obligation for Army Reserve officers?
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Specifically, those with ROTC Scholarship. Regs indicate full 8 years as TPU. I was under the impression that it was 6 TPU and 2 IRR. Does it just come down to whomever approves it? Could somebody clarify?
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For a scholarship, it is 8 years of TPU status. Non-scholarship is 6 and 2.
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1LT (Join to see)
Thanks Sir. Does it matter the type of scholarship? ie 3 yr? Also are you still obligated to do the full 8 if you deployed or had any time on active orders?
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COL Jon Thompson
1LT (Join to see) It is the same service obligation regardless of the length of scholarship. Deployments or other active duty tours during that time do not shorten the obligation.
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Thanks Gentlemen. That’s what I thought, but upon reviewing AR 135-91, it looks like a Scholarship ROTC officer is obligated to do the full 8 TPU. I’ve never heard that before so I’m still confused.
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MAJ Ronnie Reams
Surprised it specifies TPU, I would think that any Ready Reserve service would count. Guess I would be wrong. LOL
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You can request a transfer to the IRR with an effective date of six years after your commissioning date.
You can submit a resignation with an effective date of eight years after your commissioning date.
You can submit a resignation with an effective date of eight years after your commissioning date.
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I would expect the obligation to be spelled out in one's commissioning documents. It has to be sitting there somewhere in iPerms.
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1LT (Join to see)
No Sir, it doesn’t specify for ROTC. We all signed the same contract. It just says 8 years total.
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I believe it is 2 years for every year of scholarship, I know that's how it is for people leaving AD to join a Green to Gold ROTC program
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If it's the same for Reserve Officers as it is Enlisted, it would be 8 years total. 6 active Reserve and 2 IRR
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Maybe you're mixing up your Enlistment and your commissioning. When I enlisted as a specialist before I joined the California Army National Guard officer candidate School, my contract specifically said 6 + 2.
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