Originally Posted by
navigatro
USERRA covers military duty. Does not have to be "recalled" or "activated", just has to be duty, which (almost all) active duty qualifies.
Your job rights are guaranteed for 5 years (per employer) but there are exceptions. For example, service commitments beyond the 5 years would extend USERRA protection.
So if you went to a formal training school at year 4 while on active duty, and it incurred an additional 3 year commitment, then you would be protected for the full 7 years.
Reservists are *almost* always exempt from the five year cumulative counter since their AD recalls generally fall under the numerous exemptions.
But a straight-up voluntary return to AD would probably not exempt the five-year counter, so as he said, you'd have to somehow incur a service obligation at the right time. That's going to be hard as an O4+, only school I can think of would be a war college degree program, most service schools for senior officers don't come with a commitment. If you couldn't get a school which would do that, you'd have to make a decision.
But since they're offering the sabbatical ,you can give it a shot, see where you end up. If you're settled in at a major at the three year mark...I'm betting you won't want to return, and will just finish out in the reserves. Just a guess... anybody care to give me odds on that? ROTFLMAO
