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Signs of the Times: The army has tracked me down: Now Should Horsie re-enlist?
There I was laughing at Sprayber and others who might get caught up in the train wreck known as George Bush's Iraq policy when a letter from the Defence Department arrived in my mailbox - thoughtfully redirected by my parents (rats!). It correctly quoted my name rank and regimental number (I'm a substantive infantry trained First Leftenant).
I thought it was an invitation to a regimental dinner but found instead a little survey from the Officer Comanding the ominously titled Standby Reserve Personnel Cell (prison cell? terrorist?) inviting me to reconsider my commitment as an officer on the Reserve List.
Apparently there's a new law which means you can't just hang out on the reserve list and reserves can be called up for active service.
Enclosed was an innocuous little survey with the following options:
. Resign my commission (wouldn't do that)
. Stay in the Standby Reserve
. Various higher categories of readiness up to the High Readiness reserve with 28 days "notice to move".
Now if any of you have ever been in the armed forces you would know that when you get an innocuous looking letter from the military its time to be afraid, very afraid
Aargh!!!!!!!!!!!! What should I do? Its a tough one.
I thought it was an invitation to a regimental dinner but found instead a little survey from the Officer Comanding the ominously titled Standby Reserve Personnel Cell (prison cell? terrorist?) inviting me to reconsider my commitment as an officer on the Reserve List.
Apparently there's a new law which means you can't just hang out on the reserve list and reserves can be called up for active service.
Enclosed was an innocuous little survey with the following options:
. Resign my commission (wouldn't do that)
. Stay in the Standby Reserve
. Various higher categories of readiness up to the High Readiness reserve with 28 days "notice to move".
Now if any of you have ever been in the armed forces you would know that when you get an innocuous looking letter from the military its time to be afraid, very afraid
Aargh!!!!!!!!!!!! What should I do? Its a tough one.
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