Keddrick Corday Thompson Requests IRR Memorandum Draft -- Part 5

Originally posted by Keddrick Corday Thompson: 
Ok. We could go with key employee
Coupled with necessity parent

NOTE: I saw this as Keddrick Thompson not having confidence in his "key employee" argument. He was trying to stack the argument. He didn't have a strong argument for the dependency case. He's also protected by law when it comes to employment and reserve mobilization. This was also a control issue. He wanted to make sure that he got what he wanted.


The Standby Reserve, like the IRR, is a gambit with no guarantee for success. The Army considers "IRR" and "TPU" as "ready reserve". Many people mistake the "I" in "IRR" as "inactive", but it isn't. There's no "Inactive Ready Reserve" as this is a contradiction in terms. But, it's under the ready reserve umbrella. You're still liable for being involuntarily mobilized from the IRR.

You could be involuntarily transferred from the IRR to a TPU unit. Then, involuntarily mobilized with that unit.

The Standby Reserve is a different animal. It's lower than the IRR when it comes to readiness for recall. Your chances of getting into the standby reserve would be "better" than getting into the IRR. However, it's still a "gambit" with a big chance of being disapproved. 

The parent justification is going to be hard to argue. This is based on what you provided. You definitely don't have a strong argument for using this to get into the IRR. For either the IRR or Standby Reserve, the Army is going to see that both you guys have families. These extended families may be in a position to back the mother and provide her assistance in your absence.

Adding the parent argument may delay your packet. The risk, as with the IRR packet, is that it would get disapproved. Should that happen, you may not have time to turn around and request a TPU to TPU transfer.

You'll end up going on that deployment. 

If you chose the Standby Reserve route, the memorandum would be short. The first paragraph referencing the applicable AR paragraph. The second paragraph provides a short explanation. This explanation would mention references (employer statement regarding your need for his/her operation).

Your employer needs to prove that he/she would not be able to replace you in time. Your absence would adversely impact the employers' profits, operations, etc.

Talk with your servicing career counselor first. You'll have to see if this is a viable option. Also, run the other information that I'm providing you with your career counselor. He/she has the latest information.

Out of curiosity, which unit are you with, and what outpost are you out of? 

Also, if you're 37 years old or older, and have at least 8 years of active federal service, there's another Army Reserve control group that you could request transfer to.

NOTE: AR 140-10, under transfer to retired reserve, shows how Soldiers could transfer to the Retired Reserve without the 20-year letter. If he was 37 years old and had at least 8 years of active duty, he technically may have been able to request a transfer into the Retired Reserve instead of the IRR.