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Veterans

NeoGreen

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3. It was issued if his orginal enlistment...

Reply to mrmpa (Original post)

Wed May 2, 2018, 07:40 AM

May 2018

...was less than his legal "military/service obligation" which has been changed over time by congress (6-years when I enlisted in 1984, and now I think it is 8-years).

So if you enlisted for 4-years, during the period of the 6-year obligation, after you completed that 4-year term you would be issued an ID for the Ready Reserve (RR) for the remaining 2-years. During that time you could be re-called in the event of a national emergency.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ready_Reserve

The RR is different than either the National Guard (State) or Reserves (National).

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Does anyone remember.............. [View all] mrmpa May 2018 OP

Reserve IDs used to be pink (officially red). It really chapped reservists. TomSlick May 2018 #1

I can recall seeing a military ID card that was pink, not the standard green PoindexterOglethorpe May 2018 #2

It was issued if his orginal enlistment... NeoGreen May 2018 #3

The RR (or IRR when I was in) is no joke Victor_c3 May 2018 #4