Originally Posted by
HuggyU2
Sorry... I am not following the nuances. I've never worked in a unit with Reservists, and don't understand the nuances of the various abbreviations you're using.
These are not nuances and honestly we as a total force have to work more to educate everyone on these issues.
IDT is the status that reservists are in most the time Inactive Duty for training. Because this is an "inactive status" unlike any other status we can be denied certain benefits even though we are at work, in uniform performing the same duties.