LadysHuman,

Thanks for your note of information. I appreciate the
explanation. I support our troops 100% and hate to think
they are being over stretched or unduly stressed. This quote,

" Members of the Individual Ready Reserve, or IRR, are rarely called to active duty. The last time was 1990, when nearly 20,000 were mobilized. IRR members are people who were honorably discharged after finishing their active-duty tours, usually four to six years, but remained in the IRR for the rest of the eight-year commitment they made when they joined the Army. They are separate from the reserve troops who are more routinely mobilized -- the National Guard and Reserve."


really confused me as I thought once a soldier was honorably
discharged, it meant he was legally separated from service &
free tp pursue his own life, Liz.