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25-602: The Marine Corps Individual Reserve Support Activity (MCIRSA) is a subordinate unit within Marine Forces Reserve (MARFORRES) that provides support for all Individual Ready Reserve (IRR), Individual Mobilization Augmentee (IMA) and Mobilized Training Unit Marine reservists. It falls under the Force Headquarters Group . MCIRSA exercises centralized command and administration of the IRR. The IRR

50-498: A 2008 deployment. If more troops were needed, another recall was planned for July. August 2007: April 2008: As of March 2009, the US Army had recalled 26,954 ready reservists since September 11, 2001. Of those, 10,592 requested exemptions of which 6,352 were granted. On 16 October 2014, President Obama ordered the activation of the IRR in support of Operation United Assistance . On 27 March 2020, President Trump authorized

75-500: A last resort to fill manpower needs in specific skills. Personnel in the Active Status List are those Standby Reservists temporarily assigned for hardship or other cogent reasons; those not having fulfilled their military service obligation (MSO), or those retained in active status when provided for by law; or those members of Congress and others identified by their employers as “key personnel” and who have been removed from

100-705: A service member may be relieved of immediate activation. Standby Reserve The Standby Reserve consists of personnel of the United States Armed Forces who maintain their affiliation without being in the Ready Reserve . The Standby Reserve consists of two components: the Active Status List and the Inactive Status List. For officers who do not choose whether or not to stay in the Active Reserve, membership in

125-1019: Is a category of the Ready Reserve of the Reserve Component of the Armed Forces of the United States composed of former active duty or reserve military personnel. Its governing statute is codified at 10 U.S.C.   § 10144 . For soldiers in the National Guard of the United States , its counterpart is the Inactive National Guard (ING). As of 22 June 2004, the IRR had approximately 112,000 members (does not include all service IRR populations) composed of enlisted personnel and officers , with more than 200 Military Occupational Specialties are represented, including combat arms , combat support , and combat service support . An individual assigned to

150-874: Is a provision of a public law (US Code, Title 10 (DOD), section 12304) that provides the President a means to activate, without a declaration of national emergency , not more than 200,000 members of the Selected Reserve and the Individual Ready Reserve (of whom not more than 30,000 may be members of the Individual Ready Reserve), for not more than 400 days to meet the support requirements of any operational mission. Members called under this provision may not be used for disaster relief or to suppress insurrection. This authority has particular utility when used in circumstances in which

175-724: Is composed of former active duty or reserve component personnel who have not completed their military service obligation (MSO) or have completed their MSO and are in the ready reserve by voluntary agreement. Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base Marines in the IRR are required to contact MCIRSA and submit any changes to current address, e-mail address, phone number, dependents, marital status, and health/VA status via [www.mol.usmc.mil] or contacting MOBCOM customer service at [CSC@cdc.usmc.mil] or 800-255-5082 ext 3395. They are required to physically or virtually muster when directed. Also must maintain basic uniform items. Officers must resign their commission after completion of 8-year MSO to be released from

200-421: The Ready Reserve and as such, they retain their status as uniformed military personnel, their military specialty (e.g., pilot, surface warfare officer , infantryman, intelligence officer or enlisted intelligence specialist, etc.) and rank/pay grade. The IRR, Selected Reserve , and Inactive National Guard comprise the three Ready Reserve programs. IRR personnel also receive benefits similar to other members of

225-608: The reserve components of the United States Armed Forces to include entitlement to the United States Uniformed Services Privilege and Identification Card and for their dependents, PX/BX/NEX/MCX/CGX ( exchange ) benefits, commissary benefits, and MWR ( Morale, Welfare and Recreation ) benefits. Note that these benefits are only available to IRR members in the "CONUS" ( contiguous United States ). An individual assigned to

250-458: The IRR can be required to join an Army Reserve unit if they are statutorily obligated and have a skill needed by the Army. Reserve soldiers are normally obligated to serve up to two years active duty, a requirement that is waiverable by the individual soldier, mission constraints, or the needs of the Army. The Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), the portion of the public law that primarily governs

275-798: The IRR may receive pay and full benefits (including medical care and dental care for member and dependents) for voluntarily performing specific types of active duty. Because members of the IRR rarely serve on extended active duty and are not retired from military service, most are not eligible for TRICARE . However, if honorably discharged , they do have the VA for medical benefits. By law, IRR members are required to retain possession of their service uniforms, retain their military identification card, and notify their service branch if they move and change their address. Upon being called up, service members will usually be screened for their medical and personal status in order to qualify or disqualify them for activation. During

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300-436: The IRR stems from the fact that many of its members, typically those from the junior enlisted ranks, are unaware that they are even in the military. This results from such members typically being informed that they are "discharged" upon release from active duty when in fact they have been transferred to the inactive reserves. To solve this situation, many military separation transition courses now spend additional time explaining

325-496: The IRR typically receives no pay and is not obligated to drill, conduct annual training, or participate in any military activities (except for periodic Muster activities) unless activated by Presidential Reserve Callup Authority or electing to drill, train, or serve in a "Drill without Pay" or an "Active Duty" role. Unlike members of the Standby Reserve (active and inactive) and Retired Reserve , IRR personnel are members of

350-531: The IRR. MCIRSA oversees and administers the IMA program on order to provide ready Marines for individual augmentation to both active and reserve missions. IMA Marines perform a minimum of 48 paid drill periods per fiscal year and a minimum of 12 paid days of active duty for training per fiscal year with their assigned unit. Members of the IMA may receive retirement pay and benefits at age 60 if they accumulate 20 qualifying years of service. MCIRSA oversees and administers

375-522: The MTU program. An MTU is a unit established to provide operational support in a non-pay status. MTU Marines, as drilling reservists, perform a minimum of 40 non-paid drill periods per fiscal year with their assigned unit. Members of the MTU may receive retirement pay and benefits at age 60 if they accumulate 20 qualifying years of service. Contact, accept, track, screen, and prepare Marines so they are ready for active duty. Provide Ready Marines! MCIRSA provides

400-546: The President has even broader authority, allowing them to activate not more than 1,000,000 members of the Ready Reserve with no further limitation. The United States has been in a state of national emergency since November 14, 1979. When activated by Presidential Reserve Callup Authority, soldiers are required to follow the activation instructions contained in Army Regulation 135-91 specifying that members of

425-515: The Secretary of Defense & the Secretary of Homeland Security to order up to 1,000,000 IRR members to active duty. On 13 July 2023, President Biden authorized the Secretary of Defense & the Secretary of Homeland Security to order up to 450 IRR members to active duty in order to support Operation Atlantic Resolve . Delay, Deferment and Exemption (DD&E) are the methods by which

450-603: The Standby Reserve is limited to one year, after which they must determine if they are transferring to the Individual Ready Reserve , or to a drilling unit. The Standby Reserve is also used for personnel who have been designated key civilian employees, or who have a temporary hardship or disability. As such, they are not required to perform training and are not a part of units, but create a pool of trained individuals who could be mobilized if necessary as

475-606: The active forces competent and effective individual reserve Marines (IRRs), capable of seamlessly integrating with the active forces in order to enhance the operational reach and endurance of the Marine Corps. Formerly known as Marine Corps Reserve Support Command (MCRSC) and Marine Corps Mobilization Command (MOBCOM), MCIRSA is located on Marine Corps Support Facility in New Orleans , Louisiana. Individual Ready Reserve The Individual Ready Reserve ( IRR )

500-483: The escalatory national or international signals of partial or full mobilization would be undesirable. Forces available under this authority can provide a tailored, limited-scope, deterrent or operational response, or may be used as a precursor to any subsequent mobilization. When the nation is under a presidentially declared state of national emergency in accordance with the National Emergencies Act

525-537: The military as a subset of the general population, is applicable to soldiers activated from the Individual Ready Reserve as of the date that their activating orders require them to report. This subjects them to the possibility of punishment under UCMJ for being Absent Without Leave (AWOL) if they choose to resist activation. Until the War on Terror , members of the Individual Ready Reserve had not been called up since Operation Desert Shield . A major difficulty in activating

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550-443: The nature of the inactive reserve. As of 2005, the military also began to enact "IRR Musters" which were once a year occurrences where an IRR member would be required to report to a military base, confirm their personal and contact information, and sign acknowledgement paperwork that they were members of the IRR. In March 2004, Army Human Resources Command began identifying IRR soldiers with Military Occupational Specialties that met

575-671: The needs of the Army at that time. In June 2004, those soldiers were transferred into Selected Reserve units to begin drilling, training, and preparing for deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom . The Marines began activating their IRR members beginning in 2001. They were allotted up to 2,500 Marines to be activated at any one time. So far, two major activations have occurred, targeting mostly corporals and sergeants and those with high-demand training (combat arms, logistics, maintenance, etc.). February 2003: 29 July 2004: April 2005: August 2006: March 2007: They were used for early rotation into

600-530: The process, IRR members who seek to delay, defer, or exempt their activations have the opportunity to present their case to the mobilization authority for a decision. An enlisted service member's IRR service ends after the completion of their mandatory service obligation (MSO), usually eight years. In the case of military retired personnel, they can be recalled to active service up to age 60 if they had completed more than 20 years on active duty and are physically capable. "Presidential Reserve Callup Authority" (PRCA)

625-400: The ready reserve. Enlisted personnel in good standing must re-enlist to remain in the IRR past their 8-year MSO. They must also maintain standards of conduct, may only wear Marine Corps uniforms in accordance with regulations, maintain military identification card and are eligible for involuntary recall to active duty—although most IRR members are not recalled while in their first or last year in

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