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.
>
>
> Beth t the OT
> (first Gulf War, non combantant veteran)
>