Originally Posted by
propilot
Going IRR doesn't keep you from being mob'ed...
Technically, you can be MOBed from IRR.
But for all practical purposes, CNRF will not touch IRR personnel (even if they dropped to IRR after they appeared on the RMP) because there are political sensitivities associated with recalling IRR folks. SELRES, fair game...IRR, not so much. This goes back to Gulf War one when some folks who did 2-6 years AD, got out and thought they had moved with their lives only to get recalled, some not even understanding that they were in the IRR until the 8 year point.
If you're some super-special skill-set they might yank you out of the IRR, but I think they need 4-star or SECNAV permission...they'd have to want you real bad to even ask.
If you go IRR, they give you a bad FITREP (ie do not allow back in SELRES). You can retire if you're eligible and on the RMP, but if they cut orders before you submit retirement papers, you have to execute the orders first.
If you're an O-5 approaching 19 years, may as well pack your kit, you'll be on the next RMP (especially if you have an SCI).