By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including sections 121 and 12304 of title 10, United States Code, I hereby determine that it is necessary to augment the active Armed Forces of the United States for the effective conduct of Operation Atlantic…

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      Operation Atlantic Resolve is the enduring US mission in Europe

      You don’t call in IRR troops for NATO exercises

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        DD-214 gang rise up. No, really. Get up. We’re going to chain smoke and PMCS dead-lined vehicles for 9 months.

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          I’m glad I stayed in nine years, so I didn’t go into IRR after I left. Regardless, I’m much too old now for any of this.

          I remember my dad saying that one of his co-workers was called up during Operation Desert Storm, but that guy was retired from what I understand. That makes it entirely different if you’re taking a pension from the government and you have skills to complete whatever mission they’ve got going.