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How long can you stay in the IRR?
During the process, IRR members who seek to delay, defer, or exempt their activations have the opportunity to present their case to the mobilization authority for a decision. An enlisted service member’s IRR service ends after the completion of their mandatory service obligation (MSO), usually eight years.
Can I go back to the IRR?
Officers are generally free to resign their posts and transfer to the IRR at any time unless there is a stop-loss order on the unit. However, they may have to pay back ROTC scholarship money or reimburse the U.S. Military Academy if they resign prior to their first eight years of service.
How do you earn IRR retirement points?
Enlisted members with 20 or more years of qualifying federal service towards a non-regular retirement, are required to earn a minimum of 50 points each anniversary year to remain in the IRR. IRR members may request to drill for points from RPM if specific conditions are met.
How do I update my IRR information?
You may also contact the Human Resource Service Center at 1-888-ARMY-HRC and they will direct you to the correct POC to update your information.
What is IRR in the Marine Corps?
What is the IRR? The Individual Ready Reserve (IRR) is a category of the Ready Reserve of the Reserve Component of the Armed Forces of the United States composed of former active duty or reserve military personnel, and is authorized under 10 U.S.Code Section 1005.
Is IRR considered active duty?
Members of the Individual Ready Reserve (IRR) are trained Soldiers who may be called upon, if needed, to replace Soldiers in active duty and Army Reserve units. Many of the Soldiers in the IRR have recently left Active Duty and still have an Army Reserve commitment.
How do you transition from reserve to IRR?
Inactive Ready Reserve For The U.S. Navy The Individual Ready Reserve for the Navy is made up of those who still must meet their MSO obligation “incurred via contract” and those who have met MSO requirements but volunteer to serve in IRR status.
How does the Inactive Ready Reserve work?
Also known as an Individual Ready Reserve (IRR), an inactive reservist receives no pay and does not spend any time doing anything within the military—so no drilling or training, and consequently no benefits of service. However, you still can be called for service by the president.