By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including sections 121 and 12304 of title 10, United States Code, I hereby determine that it is necessary to augment the active Armed Forces of the United States for the effective conduct of Operation Atlantic…
Operation Atlantic Resolve is the enduring US mission in Europe
You don’t call in IRR troops for NATO exercises
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I’m glad I stayed in nine years, so I didn’t go into IRR after I left. Regardless, I’m much too old now for any of this.
I remember my dad saying that one of his co-workers was called up during Operation Desert Storm, but that guy was retired from what I understand. That makes it entirely different if you’re taking a pension from the government and you have skills to complete whatever mission they’ve got going.