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MILLINGTON, Tenn. (NNS) – Many active-duty Sailors, especially those stationed on ships, may never interact with anyone in the Navy Reserves over the course of their contract. So when they go to decide what to do next at the end of their active component time, the reserves may seem like an enigma. Breaking down this wall and educating Sailors on their options is essential to maintaining appropriate manpower throughout the Navy.
Within the Ready Reserve there are two categories. The first, and perhaps the most often misunderstood facet of the reserves, is the Individual Ready Reserve (IRR).
The IRR is a manpower pool comprised primarily of individuals who have had training, have previously served in the active component or in the Selected Reserve, and have some period of their military service obligation (MSO), or other contractual obligation, remaining. The MSO for every Sailor that enlists is eight years. However, the individual’s specific active-duty obligation varies from three to six years depending on the rating they’ve selected.
The IRR also includes individuals who volunteer to remain in the IRR beyond their MSO or contractual obligation and participate in programs providing a variety of professional assignments and opportunities for earning retirement points and military benefits. While inactive in the IRR, the member is expected to keep their uniforms in working order, and keep themselves within physical standards, in case they are involuntarily called back to serve. However, for the first 24 months after a Sailor leaves active duty, they may not be involuntarily called back.
The IRR also includes members of the Delayed Entry Program, some service members participating in officer training programs and those in the Armed Forces Health Professional Scholarship Program.
The other reserve category is called the Selected Reserve (SELRES) which consists of units that are trained as needed, and the individuals are required to complete at least 14 days of active training a year and two days of drill a month. Members of SELRES receive pay for time spent training and when they’re activated, and they receive many of the same benefits as their active-duty counterparts.
SELRES Units are manned and equipped to serve or train either as operational or augmentation units. Operational units train and serve as units. Augmentation units train together, but when mobilized, lose their unit identity and become part of an active component unit or activity.
Navy Recruiting Command (NRC) has specially trained recruiters who focus in recruiting Future Sailors into the Navy Reserve components. These recruiters are experts in contract specifications and the benefits that are associated with different jobs, training and benefits of the Navy Reserves.
NRC consists of a command headquarters, three Navy Recruiting Regions, 16 Navy Recruiting Districts and 10 Navy Talent Acquisition Groups that serve more than 1,330 recruiting stations across the world. Their combined goal is to attract the highest quality candidates to assure the ongoing success of America’s Navy.
For more news from Commander, Navy Recruiting Command, go to http://www.cnrc.navy.mil. Follow Navy Recruiting on Facebook (www.facebook.com/NavyRecruiting), Twitter (@USNRecruiter) and Instagram (@USNRecruiter).
| Date Taken: | 11.25.2019 |
| Date Posted: | 11.25.2019 17:08 |
| Story ID: | 353373 |
| Location: | US |
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