Posted on Oct 21, 2016
Within the Army Reserves, does a soldier still have to show up to drill after their contract is over?
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No. Here is how it works. When you reach your Active Reserve ETS date, you are then transferred into the Inactive Ready Reserves. But this is only for your initial contract. If you had re-enlisted, and served past the required 8 years of service, and you reach your new ETS, then you are done and done and never have to show again unless it's to turn in all of your CIF.
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MSgt (Join to see) - Stop Loss, while extremely rare nowadays, should be notifying the Soldier of said COA. In cases such as this, the ETS date is suspended until such time as the mission is complete and the Soldiers services are no longer required.
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MAJ R. Andrew Hoskinson
SPC (Join to see) - When I was in the IRR, I'd get occasional emails from USAR recruiters informing me of drilling opportunities in USAR troop units. But there's no obligation to take these opportunities. AFAIK, the only obligations in the IRR are to show up for annual musters (if called to do so), maintain a current physical, and provide a valid address in case you're recalled to active duty.
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I have to say the reserve is loosing a darn good soldier, if you're this concerned about it. In my observation it's pretty common for soldiers to AWOL their last drill.
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