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More bloviating by the uninformed.....
When you join the Army or Marines, you make an eight year commitment. Depending on the contract, you may serve a certain amount of time on active duty, active reserves, or inactive ready reserve.
Irregardless of how much active duty time you serve, you are subject to being called up any time during that eight year period depending on need. After you complete your eight years, and get your discharge ( AND in the case of officers, resign your commission) then you are done..... They own your ass for eight years, and the contract clearly states that. I went through the Army ROTC program and they made the eight year obligation crystal clear.
The Army has been pulling people from the IRR for quite a while. This new move affects approximately 1200 marines. They will not pull people on year 1 or year 8 of their obligation
In summary, no one is holding a gun to your head in today's volunteer military. You are signing up for eight years. After you sign on the dotted line, don't bitch if they call you up for an additional tour of active duty.
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