Thanks for explaining that, Beth. So if you were called up, you'd have to go?
I don't know if you were a commissioned officer or an enlistee.
It also explains why my dad fought in two wars. He was an officer in the
USAF.
Kat
On Friday 17 December 2004 6:08 pm, Elizabeth Thiers wrote:
> Actually, when you sign up to be an officer in the military, you sign up
> for life, you are inactive but, not retired or discharged. That's one of
> the big differences between signing up as enlisted and signing up as an
> officer.
>
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> Beth t the OT
> (first Gulf War, non combantant veteran)
>