§10144 Ready Reserve: Individual Ready Reserve

Summary

Each reserve component must have an Individual Ready Reserve (IRR). The IRR is the group of Ready Reserve members who are not in the Selected Reserve or the inactive National Guard. The Secretary in charge may set up a mobilization category inside the IRR whose members can be involuntarily called to active duty under section 12304. A person can only be put in that category if they volunteer and the Secretary selects them based on service needs, rank, and skills. No one can remain in that category after the 24-month period that starts when they left active service. The Secretary also picks which ranks and skills are eligible. Members in that category may receive benefits like those given to the Selected Reserve, but not pay or training, as decided by the Secretary of Defense.