Understanding the Individual Ready Reserve IRR

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Understanding the Individual Ready Reserve (IRR)

• Navy Personnel Command Pers-93
• Millington, TN

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Understanding theIndividual Ready Reserve

• Military Service Obligation (MSO)
• Ready Reserve Categories
• Individual Ready Reserve Responsibilities
• Navy Knowledge Online (NKO)
• Active Duty for Training (ADT)
• Mobilization
• Pre-Registration

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Navy Personnel Command (NPC)

• Pers 93, IRR Force Management Branch
• Manages the IRR
• Primary point of contact for IRR Sailors
• [phone]

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Military Service Obligation (MSO)

• MSO is EIGHT years
• Based upon Pay Entry Base Date (PEBD)
• Applies to every service member
• Mandated by Federal law (Title 10, US Code)
• Upon separation from Active Duty, remaining MSO
  is served in the Ready Reserve
• MSO date is listed on DD-214 or initial service
  contract

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What is the Individual Ready Reserve

• No drills, but participation IS required
• Eligible for
• ADT
• Active Duty for Special Work (ADSW)
• Funeral Honors Duty (FHD)
• Retirement points
• Officers are automatically considered for
  promotion
• Eligible for involuntary recall to Active Duty
  (Title 10 US Code)

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IRR Responsibilities

• Must meet certain obligations required by Federal
  law and Naval Regulations
• Respond to all official correspondence
• Update recall information annually or as required
  (Virtual Screening Program)
• Meet participation requirements IAW BUPERSINST
  1001.39 series
• Maintain uniforms in serviceable condition
• Required to physically muster when ordered

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Updates Required Annually

• Residence/Mailing Address/Phone/E-Mail
• Marital/Dependency Status
• Changes in Education/Licenses/Skills
• Changes in physical condition which could affect
  readiness
• Civilian Employer Information (CEI)
• even if unemployed or a student
• provided during annual Virtual Screening

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Satisfactory Year

• 50 pts Qualifying year for retirement
• Each Reservist receives 15 gratuity membership
  pts per anniversary year
• Remaining 35 points can be earned by
• SELRES/VTU drills (4 pts per weekend)
• Correspondence Courses (pts per course vary)
• AT/ADT/ADSW (1 pt per day)

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IRR Participation

• Enlisted with less than 20 years qualifying
  service
• No minimum annual participation is required,
  however, it
• results in non-qualifying year for retirement and
  member
• may be ineligible for reenlistment or extension
• Officer with less than 20 years qualifying
  service
• At least 27 points required per anniversary year
  (includes
• 15 gratuity pts) to maintain good standing
• Non-participation will result in administrative
  action
• Both Officer Enlisted with 20 or greater years
  qualifying service
• 50 points required per anniversary year

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IRR Benefits

• Identification Cards- Department of Defense Guard
  and Reserve Members and their dependents.
• Military Exchange and Commissary- Unlimited use
  with valid Identification card.
• MWR- Unlimited access to Category C facilities
  (clubs, marinas, golf courses, etc.).

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Active Duty for Training

• Primary Purpose of ADT
• Train in your Career Field
• Maintain Readiness/Mobilization Skills
• Secondary Purpose of ADT
• Support the Fleet
• Earn Money/Retirement Points

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IRR Mobilization Policy

• In accordance with Title 10 US Code, all members
  of the IRR are eligible for involuntary recall to
  Active Duty.
• SECNAV has not exercised this authority.
• Mobilization from the IRR is currently on a
  voluntary basis, but subject to change.

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Voluntary Mobilization

• Volunteer opportunities exist for qualified IRR
  Sailors in support of the GWOT and Operation
  Iraqi Freedom

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IRR Pre-Registration

• Purpose
• Establish contact with IRR members prior to
  separation
• Provide orientation and web site familiarity
• https//wwwa.nko.navy.mil
• Implementation
• Pre-registration site established 01Oct 2006
• Mandatory as of 22 Jan 2007 NAVADMIN 010/07
• Additional guidance provided 23 Apr 2007 Personal
  For NAVADMIN 098/07

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Navy Knowledge Online (NKO) IRR Community of
Practice

• NKO IRR Community provides updates on IRR
  responsibilities, benefits, and opportunities.
• Link for Active Duty Pre-Separation Registration
  in NKO IRR Community.
• Register and log-in to https//wwwa.nko.navy.mil
  to access
• From the homepage, find the Public Communities
  And Learning Centers block (Right side, about
  one third of the way down the page).
• If Individual Ready Reserve (IRR) is not
  already one of your communities, click on Add or
  remove community and learning center pages.
  Enter IRR in the search block and click the
  Search button. Click on the Add Link button
  next to the Individual Ready Reserve (IRR)
  community.
• Click on the link for the Individual Ready
  Reserve (IRR) community.
• Click on the link to the Active Duty
  Pre-Separation Registration (Top right of the
  IRR community).

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Navy Reserve Information

• Pers 93- IRR Force Management
• https//wwwa.nko.navy.mil
• https//www.npc.navy.mil/CareerInfo/ReservePersonn
  elManagement/IRR/ or
• [phone] to update your recall or status
• BUPERSINST 1001.39 series
• http//www.npc.navy.mil
• Navy Reserve Force opportunities
• http//www.navyreserve.com
• http//navyreserve.navy.mil