Rumor de jour from all the Selres guys here in airline world is that guys are dropping like flies into IRR due to the number of 12 month vacations being handed out. Any troof to that? If so, that is a real shame and a failure of reserve leadership, IMO. Yes, the law protects your jobby job, but you can't tell me that the guy at the desk next to yours won't get the promotion/extra opportunity that you should be competing for because there is a good chance that you may leave your employer hanging for a year or so. Thoughts?
I would say I sympathize but not really, after basically being off limits for the past 15 or so years from the whole mob it had to come to an end sooner or later. Welcome to the reserves.
True statement that VR is losing guys left and right. Numbers over the last month vary but the word is as many as 37 guys across the wing have quit.
To address Flash, it's not about the last 15 years. It's the fact that VR has been populated with SELRES that have spent the last 10-15 years on AD and have the sea time, and IA merit badges already. To then get a "welcome to the reserves, here's your 330 to Afghanistan." Hasn't exactly been a 10 year gravy train for a lot of those now getting tagged. That 5 year dwell you were supposed to have from your IA on active duty, that now doesn't carry over to the reserves.
The current policy is you can drop into the IRR right up until your squadron has been notified that it's on the hook to cough up a body. Once the MOB drops, CFLSW will not positively endorse any IRR requests until the MOB has been filled. Anyone thinking of going VR, caveat emptor.