Originally Posted by
sulkair
Not flaming - honest question. Didn't you volunteer to be in this recallable status?
I was enlisted so maybe it's different, but I knew I would have 3 years IRR after my active service. Not saying I would have been happy to be recalled, but I did sign my name to the possibility.
Also... philosophically, the provision to recall retirees really exists in the event of mass mobilization, ie WWIII, alien invasion, etc.
It's not unreasonable to be peeved if the USAF is abusing this provision to paper over their abysmal force management and cultural issues.