So what are the facts -
1)IRR recall is happening
2)Our classmates are getting orders
3)DoD put out a new directive (1235.13) dealing with IRR on 16 July 05 - it states: 
4.4. All Ready Reservists shall be retained for the entire period of their MSO, contractual obligation, or may voluntarily remain in the IRR as prescribed in reference (f), unless discharged under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary concerned.
4.5. Officers who have fulfilled their MSO and have not taken action to elect to remain in the IRR shall be advised of the requirement to remove them from the military. The Military Departments shall remove those officers from the military within 2 years after fulfillment of the officer’s MSO unless they positively elect to remain in the IRR past their MSO.
4.6. Ready Reservists, including personnel in the IRR and the ING, who occupy Federal civilian positions designated as key positions IAW DoD Directive 1200.7 (reference (g)) shall not be retained in the Ready Reserve. All Ready Reservists, to include personnel in the IRR and the ING, designated as key employees are required to notify their Military Service of their requested status (Standby Reserve – Active Status, Retired Reserve, if eligible, or discharge from the military) within 30 days of such designation IAW DoD Instruction 1215.18 (reference (h)).

4) The effective date of the directive is 16 July 2005.
5) Our classmates are already discussing with Congressional Representatives.
6) DoD Reserve Affairs, Army Reserve Affairs, Army G1 and both DoD and Army Legal are working through the issue.  BG Byrne in the Army G1 is working the issue of IRR recall through HRC St.Louis and trying to resolve it by tomorrow, but as with all things Army, it may take a little longer. 

I am in regular contact with DoD Reserve Affairs and they have asked me to stay in contact with them.  They also thanked me for bringing this issue to their attention before it got totally blown out of proportion - hopefully, that means it will be resolved soon.

In the meantime - it may be a good idea just to give a heads up to the USMA or AOG PAO in case they start getting calls about it.

R,
Carolyn

CPT(P) Carolyn M. Davis
A/G7 Unit Training
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