2 years of reserve duty in my army contract?

Is the 2 years of reserves "Inactive Reserves"? The contract you sign is for 8 years, with 6 years being active duty, and the rest of the time inactive reserves. You do not drill once a month and you do not have two weeks of training a year. You basically just check in once a year so they can make sure you are still living and breathing.

You can, however, be called up at any time during those two years if the Army decides they need you. And no, they don't do it to people just to mess with them. It will be a legitimate reason.

Everyone enlists for 8 years. That's the only option. The extra 2 years you're talking about are in the inactive ready reserves (IRR). The active reserves are the guys who put on the uniform and play Army 1 weekend a month. The IRR sits at home eating Doritos unless WW3 breaks out. Relax.

If you end up still wanting to enlist after your 6 years active is up you have to serve a total of 8 years. None of it HAS to be in the IRR. You can re-enlist up to 2 years prior to your end of service date, unless they've changed it again. It used to be 1 year. So once you hit 4 years you can go ahead and reenlist if you want. Once you've met your 8 year commitment, whether it's all active, all reserves, or a combination, then you can reenlist for as little as 2 years, or you can even just extend your enlistment for 6 months. Well, you could do all that prior to your 8 year commitment being met too but you'd still have to spend any time remaining on your 8 years in the IRR.

Hello

Years ago I was in the Army here in the U.K. I joined through Junior Leaders (1 1/2 years training). You didn't count training, But your "Service" started the day after that ended. I signed on for 6 years, I completed my 6 years (After serving 4 1/5 years and giving 1 1/2 years "Notice"). After that I had to make it up to 12 years with Annual Reporting. That was 1 day a year, You reported to the local Army Camp designated. From leaving home, Doing the required and getting home again the most it ever took me was 4 hours. You had to do what ever the "Task" for that session was, It could be anything from sitting in a 45 minute lecture to Live firing a personal weapon.And I got a £ 100 Bounty and Traveling Expenses. I actually did another 3 or 4 years after as well. The going once a month was called a Territorial Army and they also normally go for a 1 week exercise every year. Here you normally sign on for the 22 year Maximum with a (I think) 12 year Minimum

Andy C

the 2 years of reserve would be if you planned to get out after 6. the 2 years would be 'individual ready reserve" sometimes called "inactive reserves". you don't have to drill at all. you will muster once a year to make sure you can still be deployed, still physically eligible, etc, in the event you get called back to active duty service (and that CAN happen in that 2 year period - my husband knows a few that happened to).

retirement is different. once you are ordered to the retired reserve, it is unlikely you will be called back to service and you won't have that 2 year 'irr' commitment...at least my husband didn't. he served 23 and retired, and he had some concern that he could be called back (he was in special operations) because he was ready to retire and walk away to enjoy his kids. well 2 years came and went and he was never called back. it's been 5 years now so he's in the clear to enjoy his kids and me.

all military contracts have a 8 year mso military stagutory contract after the time you signed for active status wether drilling or active duty if u dont renew your contract you will be put in the irr inactive ready reserve

The IRR is NOT the drilling reserves. You are a civilian unless we get nuked.

You will only be subject to recall. You will not have to drill.