Originally Posted by
PurpleToolBox
Before you go telling your current company to pack sand, there's one BIG issue that a lot of folks who leave the service forget about.
What was your rank when you left active duty? If you were an O-3, you probably can not serve as your record met the board twice and was passed over. Yes, your record meets the board even when in the IRR. Don't ask me how or why.
All I know is my reserve unit has been screwed over many times now by returning O-3s. They join the unit, and then a few months after the CC gets a letter of separation due to being twice deferred.
Giving the current climate with the pilot shortage, anything is possible.
I personally know three people this affected. They could never serve again.
This is a real issue, but policies vary between services.
The Navy will discharge you from the (regular) IRR if you FOS x2. They would not let you affiliate in a SELRES/TR status.
If you join the reserves from AD, even with x2 FOS, your counter gets reset, and you get two looks in the reserves.
If you have a gap of time in the IRR and affiliate as a SELRES/TR then they give you one grace year to build a track record before going to the board, even if you're at your year-group eligibility zone.
So the Navy tries to manage the problem. I'm aware of other services which don't, so you need to do your research and I assume it could even vary by state for the guard.