My brother has received papers stating that he will be pulled from inactive status and req to report to GA for partial mobilization for Iraqi Freedom for 400 days for deployment. His recruiting officers tells him that can happen anytime within 8 years of his enroll time of 2003, so up until 2011. However if he re-enlist to the Guard that will not change, it "time up" will still be 2011 but by re-enlisting he will avoid deployment?? Does that sound correct?
When you first enlist, you incur an 8 year Military Statutory Obligation (MSO). It is up to you, to decide at enlistment, how you want to allocate that between drilling and IRR (Inactive Ready Reserves).
When you are in the IRR, you can be called at any time to deploy with active army, army reserve, or national guard units if they are experiencing an MOS shortage and need you to fill that slot.
If he re-enlists, he would be going back to drilling status and would no longer be in the IRR, he would be attached to a unit.
His 8 year MSO was explained in detail in his original enlistment contract....you should read things thoroughly before you sign the dotted line.
And yes, he will not be incurring a new 8 year MSO, that is one-time only. If he re-enlists, his final military obligation will end at the end of his new contract (as long as it is beyond the original 8 year MSO).
