Just wondering of anyone here was on inactive reserve or even regular reserves? I am currently on inactive reserve and am nervously wondering if I am going to get recalled. If I am I can say goodbye to my house, truck, and car. I couldn't afford them at the militaries pay. Fun fun fun. Later.

 

I will complete my IRR Jan 31,2002. I would also lose my business and lots of stuff. You can't make much on E-5 pay! mos 91Q y7 qualified.
It was my choice to join up almost 8 years ago. So I deserve anything that comes of it.

 

Your chances of getting recalled are very slim unless your records indicate you know how to speak Arabic. Enlisted commitment is six years total from when you raised your hand so, you should be able to calculate when that 'Honorable Discharge' will be arriving in the mail.

After 3 years active I put another 5 in the active reserve. So my discharge date did shift. I thought they had forgot about me and for some reason I got promoted while in the 'inactive' reserve.

After 9/11, I called my old unit to see if I could get back in. They told me I was too old and I never hit the target anyway.

 

Im active reserve, they called us up the day that it happened and had us waiting for someone to kill. In my oppinion, we are going to stomp the hell out of those sons of, mother, pains in the--- @!#%%$#@$^&*(%@. Their should be no need for a draft or irr or anything like that. When the Marines drop, the Bull $#!* stops.

 

By the way, we still haven't gone yet.
Are you worried about being sent!!! Hell If I was you, I would be reinlisting right now. Hell yea, I make 1/100th of what I make now, but fighting for this country is priceless!!! Anyways, the solders and sailors relief act stops your bank from billing you on any loans.

 

11SecL,
I am not worry about going, I am a network engineer so I know I will get stuck behind some desk doing nothing at all. What is the pride in that? I can do the same thing and get paid 4 times as much on the outside, what's the point? Plus, they can have that lifestyle, I had enough after 4 years. The ex-wife got caught up under the StopLoss they just reinstated. I made a life for myself and they may take that away. I may sound un-american but I did my time which is more than what some people can say. Sorry for the rant, I am just a little heated lately.

 

"Maggies' drawers" huh..? " Too bad maggot, you just got set-back--hey!, are you eye-f###in' me maggot? "

It's ok guys--just a little soliloquy amongst us marines....

Dan

 

Raoul, i heard it was your whole unit that couldn't shoot straight. something to do with, not being able to hit sh*t, when your laughing that hard. Maybe the sole reason Sadam's still alive

 

A long time ago when I was in the requirement was 6 years total.
I believe, at least for some, that is now 8 years.

Have a friend that got an enlistment bonus when he joined, and that tied him into a 8 year total.

Rex

 

I'm signed up for an eight year enlistment. Six years active reserves, two years IRR. I won't sign up again. Reservists are treated like second class. I can't even get on post (Ft. Campbell Kentucky) to do my shopping anymore. They limit access to DOD personel, active duty military, and immediate family members of the active duty.

 

"Maggies Drawers", haven't heard that in a long time! Say the commitment now is 8 years? That's probably my fault. Shot so bad they put me on the M60 and I really rang up the National Debt.

 

11secL, What is your MOS and unit.

 

Thought that might ring a bell---ahh, the rifle range---I love the smell of expended gun powder in the mornin'. Did your DI 'tell' you about 'group tightners'? I only got 'told' once!--that was enough!

Dan

 

After 28 years...Too old and too fat....

 

there are alot of persent Military and prior service on these lists, and alot of us are on call. I have been in since 1985, and Im ready to move again.
1SG O'Donal