Originally Posted by
ATR35
The currency is an interesting issue. Can they force you to maintain it? I'll answer it this way, when can they force you to show up? Drill weekend, an activation, annual tour. You show up at those times then currency becomes their problem. It's their job to get you current if you're present for those mandatory days. I tested that one myself and within 90 days my paperwork to go to the IRR was signed.
They actually cannot force you to attend drills or annual training. The DoD tripped over it's crank on that decades ago. They carefully set up the system to isolate the government from any responsibility for a reservist who was not in a duty status, but the courts turned the tables on them and determined that's a two-way street...a reservist who's NOT in a duty status is not subject to the UCMJ at all and cannot be forced to attend "limited" active duty status training events (ie drill, AT).
There can be consequences for not attending...bad evals, loss of bennies, ADSEP. They can even INVOL recall you to AD to fulfill your service obligation and the Navy actually did this to non-drillers years ago (incentive to attend drill). But they cannot actually punish you for actions or inactions (such as not coming to drill) you take while in a civilian status.
Sea lawyer nitpicking, I know but if you're a short-timer you really only have to attend 40 drills + 12 days each calendar year. Can they keep you current with that? Especially since YOU get to pick the no-show drills with no advance notice?