When reservists are not on duty are they technically on liberty or leave?
815736
Neither....... if you are a reservist you are only assigned to be on duty your one weekend a month and two weeks out of the year.\n Unless you are full time you can't be on "leave" if you are not earning your 2 1/2 days a month accumulation. As a reservist when you are not on duty your just a civilian doing your regular job or whatever it is that you do.
309620
If you're active duty National Guard then you will qualify for Basic Housing Allowance or psossibly an on-post house depending on the length of your active duty contract. If you're just drilling one weekend a month then the answer is no you do not get to stay on base either during drill weekends or the rest of the month. Your unit commander could maybe make an exception to allow you to stay at your unit overnight on drill weekends if they have the facilities and you live far away etc, but its up to his/her discretion. You'll get a better answer going through your chain of command on this type of thing than asking here though :)
1179853
It is usually extra to your statutory or contractual rights to leave on the grounds of sickness or annual leave. It is generally given for bereavement or special needs, such as temporarily caring for a family member or close friend. It is always at the discretion of your employer.
790944
Complicated question....\n\nWhen you say discharged...if you mean they served their initial 4 year (example) obligation and then were discharged from active duty 99% of soldier still have a 3 or 4 year reserve duty obligation.  Mine was 3 years.  If this is the case, yes they can be called back to active duty due to their reserve duty obligation.\n\nLegal?  Yes.  Who ever you are speaking about should have....or should now read the contract they originally signed.  It is all in there.\n\nThey don't want to go?  As I understand it they will be considered as UA...Unauthorized Absence. Then after a certain time (perhaps 10 days...nor sure of the current time frame) they will be considered AWOL....Absent Without Leave.  At this point they will start to look for the person at the last know address etc.  Then on day 31 it gets very serious.  At day 31 they can; an in my experience as a former army officer, and will be charged with Desertion. It is not automatic; it depends if the army feels the person has no intent to ever return. Minimum jail time now at Ft. Leavenworth, KS last time I checked is 5 years.\n\nYou can research it on the net.  Just Google or use any search engine you like and enter \n- UCMJ Article 85\n\nOK.... if the person in question has received their actual dischage as in Honorable, General, Less than Honorable, Dishonorable or Medical and it is so noted on their DD214.... then they have completed the full service obligaton and only an act of Congress can get them back in....and even then...what are the odds.\n\nFrom your question however it sounds like this isn't the case.\n\nI use to counsel young soldier on being UA and AWOL and had to charge one with desertion...almost 30 years ago.  If you or your friend have any particular questions or just want some feedback...hit my YID and my e-mail is available on my 360 site.\n\nAlso, I am sure other people will have more current information....I'd go with that vs. my historical data!
1051581
no its not illegal...soldiers do it all the time especially when theyre about to deploy
54886
Absent Without Leave (AWOL)
918622
The National Guard is a reserve component of the US Army.  Members of the Guard are part of the US Army but - in peacetime - report to the state governors.  This dual federal and state role allows soldiers in the National Guard to perform missions that 'Federal' soldiers are legally barred from doing. (Such as law enforcement.)\n\nAll National Guard soldiers must meet the same standards as their active duty counterparts.  And National Guard units are organized identically to an equalivalent active duty unit.\n\nA typical National Guard soldier holds a civilian job and drills one weekend each month and attends a two week training period every year.  \n\nWhen called to federal service the soldiers and the unit leave the National Guard and become part of the active duty army.  (As a result technically there are no 'National Guard' units in Iraq.  They are all 'US Army' and revert to National Guard status after they return home.)\n\nOne of the unique aspects of the National Guard is that these are true 'citizen-soldiers.'  In ordinary times they are ordinary people who have jobs, go to school and live the same lives as everybody else.  In time of emergency they stand ready to protect their communities and their nation.  There are Guard soldiers who have gone to Iraq, returned home then - a few months later - were rescuing people from the floodwaters in New Orleans.\n\n'Civilian in peace, soldier in war - I am the Guard"
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There is a big double standard between the Reserve and Active component in the Army but we are working on that.\n\nThe red cross is not part of the government so they make their own rules so I don't know why they couldn't help you.\n\nThat is the main down side to the reserve component, once you are back from deployment you have to get a job, but that is kinda the point of the reserves.
15526
The person who write this question, must be "absent without leave" cause haven't choose a better answer.\n\nSo let's go "Back to basis" and vote for me!
741346
The reason for IRR is so that you can be called back if needed, and the way things are right now, you may be regardless of past service. Just a word of warning, if you go IRR, even due to hardship, find out exactly what will be on your departure from service papers. I went after Desert Storm service on IRR due to hardship and they listed that I did not fulfill my contract, even though I did get the honorable discharge.
122197
national guard is under the command of their state's governor and government until called up to federal duty. NG get more humanitarian missions after natural disasters.
463283
All leave considerations follow this simple rule: As conditions warrant."  Each commander (ship, battle group, Navy (CINCPAC, etc..)) makes up policies which are then modified by lower level commanders.  When you move to a new station, new policies apply.\n\nBasically, if they want you to go, you get to go.  If they do not want to let you, they say "Operational necessities do not allow leave" and deny the leave.
740027
This is completely up to your commander of your Reserve unit.  Unfortunatly some Reserve units are so undermanned right now that they won't let anyone go active duty.  It's kind of sad.  \n  If this does end up happening to you one of the best things to do is to take you request up the reserve chain of command.  First go to your Batallin HQ, and from there to Brigade.  \n  Be aware that once you do transfer you may loose rank.  I know of some E-5 sgts that were in the National guard that got bummped down to E-2 pvt when they went active duty.  Also your contract will be totally redone.  Hopefully your MOS will remain the same, but it is possible that they will want you to reclass. \n  It definatly isn't as easy as saying Well I want to go active duty for the duration of my contract so i'm just gonna go.  For the record this is somthing I looked into while I was an E-5 in the reserves.  I finally decided against it when they told me that I was gonna loose rank and be an E-4 again, and would HAVE to reclass and go through AIT again.
58296
I think the German army, if they stationed in the US they even get a paid vacation home. Never heard that in the US army.
106046
Dont fret first of all your liscence is still valid for as long as you hold a military ID card. I had the same thing happen to me while stationed @ Cp. Carrol. Here is another thing you can do when home on leave go to the DMV and ask for an extension on your D L they will grant it because you are military.It would be good also to go ahead and renew it when you come home to avoid this again.
381214
Deserters are not given a respectable exit by the army.\nYou have to go through the grill to be recognized as a respectable man out of uniform.
761377
Yes they do, like everyone is saying, I just wanted to put my two cents in. I had exodus last year, but I was already done with basic and moved into my actual training. But the soldiers who came in afterwards, one unit did the normal leave, while another unite actually shortened their basic by two weeks to have them out and done by exodus. Bullcrap! I did 9 weeks!