


"Upon graduation he can be deployed with that MP unit. "A classic example, an infantryman in the IRR could be called back to a military police unit and sent to MP school," Jones said.

He said that the call backs are not necessarily based on their military occupation specialty either. Some of the Soldiers were sitting in IRR for three or four years when and others were only in for three months." "I would go and ask them how many were in the IRR and activated. "While in Iraq visiting units on different forward operating bases, I liked to talk to Reserve and National Guard companies who were activated and cross attached, " Jones said. He said that the Army can call back nearly anyone out of the IRR. "In the last two weeks, I know of four Soldiers out of 3rd Brigade Combat Team, who just returned from Iraq, signed out on terminal leave, went home, ETSed from active duty and have already received their letters saying: 'Welcome Back,'" Jones said. In fact, some Soldiers who just returned from deployment to Fort Hood were getting called back. "Soldiers think that they can ETS (end their active duty service) with a remaining statutory service obligation, transfer into the IRR (Individual Ready Reserve) and never be called again," said Jones. Army.Īll troops enlist into the military with a statutory agreement to serve the Army for eight years, regardless of whether it is in the Reserves, Individual Ready Reserves or active duty. Richard Jones, the command transition counselor for the 1st Cavalry Division, has come across several Soldiers who misunderstand their commitment to the U.S.
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However, that freedom might not be as free as they think. Orlando coach Stan Van Gundy said Thursday he does not like the " one-and-done" rule, criticizing the NCAA as "about the worst organization going.FORT HOOD, Texas - Soldiers approaching the end of time in service are usually counting down the days until freedom. Ranked foes? Bring 'em on, says Georgia Tech - sports 2010 Tech is thriving even though its one-and-done big, Derrick Favors, has disappointed (until Tuesday night.) In a one-and-done situation, you have to be able to close out.įlorida A&M began the season on a 10-game losing streak and never really recovered, finishing 10th in the 11-team MEAC and registering a one-and-done finish in the conference tournament.

Why bench Donovan McNabb on the most critical drive of the game? LaVar Arrington 2010 If the results had been different and Grossman marched the team down the field for the game-winning touchdown, then this post would be to the tune of well, there goes another one-and-done for a high-priced, high-profile offseason acquisition. Game's the thing again on Gruden-ized 'Monday Night Football' 2009
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Non-college players dominate NBA Finals rosters 2009īut Rothman says he's not worried about Gruden seeing TV as just a season-long pit stop between coaching jobs: "He says he wants to be great, and I don't concern myself with all the one-and-done talk." This past season's NBA rookie class was an impressive " one-and-done" group led by Derrick Rose. The season hardly ended on an upbeat note for South Carolina with losses in seven of the last eight games, including a one-and-done appearance in the SEC tournament.
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I also sent emails to White House, Pelosi, Schumer & Gillabrand that this legislation needs to happen or else teh Democrats will get their asses handed to them in 2010, possibly Obama will be a one-and-done Administration, and in all liklihood, this country reverts back to Dark Ages (again).īalloon Juice » Blog Archive » Miasma 2010 On football: One-and-done will linger after Titans' choke 2009 A team that started 10-0 and finished with the best regular-season record in the NFL now will be best remembered for a one-and-done flameout in the playoffs.
