Inactive Reserve

[RockBiterDDS]

It appears that the scholarship is a great way to go and I'm deeply considering it. Here's my only concern. If I were to get called up when on inactive reserve, am I obligated to leave my practice behind? Under what circumstances are people called out of inactive reserve? Do all branches require you to serve 4-5 year of inactive reserve?

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[KOM]

It appears that the scholarship is a great way to go and I'm deeply considering it. Here's my only concern. If I were to get called up when on inactive reserve, am I obligated to leave my practice behind? Under what circumstances are people called out of inactive reserve? Do all branches require you to serve 4-5 year of inactive reserve?

Yes, you can be called back and when that happens you will be forced to leave your practice behind. It happened to my grandfather in the navy. From what I hear, it's a very rare occurence to be called back in the Air Force and a little less rare to be called back in the other branches.

Another world war could easily necessitate the need for military members to be called back or when the military can't recruit their quotas.

As far as your practice is concerned, I know the Air Force will help you sell your home when and if you get stationed somewhere new while serving. In that respect, they may also help you sell your practice if that's the path you want to take. Either way it will sticll suck because you lose your clients that you've been working so hard to accumulate.

 

[HawkeyeDDS]

It appears that the scholarship is a great way to go and I'm deeply considering it. Here's my only concern. If I were to get called up when on inactive reserve, am I obligated to leave my practice behind? Under what circumstances are people called out of inactive reserve? Do all branches require you to serve 4-5 year of inactive reserve?

I don't know of anybody who has involuntarily been called up from the IRR in the dental corps. Don't let that sway your decision. There are way to many people who haven't deployed before going through that nightmare. In the army there are about 90 new dentist each year (also 90 leaving each year) there aren't 90 dentists in Iraq and Afganistan in one year. Unless some major S*** hits the fan with Iran or something don't worry about the IRR.

Besides you could always practice in Canada for a couple years if you were going to be called up.

 

[AFDDS]

Unless something has changed, the AF doesn't help sell a home or practice when moving. However, I've been in 10 years and have not ever heard of anyone being recalled from IRR in that time frame.

 

[Herme]

So then what exactly do you do for your Inactivce Reserve duty? Are these years the ones you spend in D-school or the 4 that follow the 4 AD payback years?

 

[krmower]

So then what exactly do you do for your Inactivce Reserve duty? Are these years the ones you spend in D-school or the 4 that follow the 4 AD payback years?

There has not been any Army dentist that has been recalled from the Inactive Reserve (IRR) at this time. The IRR time is following your active duty service. The more active time you do - the less IRR. For example if you stayed in 6 years you would only have 2 years IRR.

During your time in the IRR you don't have to do anything. There is no "one weekend a month" or anything like that. They may contact you from time to time to make sure your information was up to date - but that is it.

 

[AFDDS]

Krmower is correct. Any time you join the military, you join for 8 years. If you sign on for 4 active duty, then it's 4 in the IRR. I spent 1.5 years in the IRR and didn't have to do a thing.

 

[HawkeyeDDS]

There has not been any Army dentist that has been recalled from the Inactive Reserve (IRR) at this time. The IRR time is following your active duty service. The more active time you do - the less IRR. For example if you stayed in 6 years you would only have 2 years IRR.

During your time in the IRR you don't have to do anything. There is no "one weekend a month" or anything like that. They may contact you from time to time to make sure your information was up to date - but that is it.

Just don't update them with your contact info, disconnect the phone, and they won't be able to get ahold of you. That or have a Canadian address.

Or you could have a physician friend write a note that says you are mentally unfit to return to duty. I know I would be if I got called back. I'd check myself in to the mental institution.