Ordering the Selected Reserve and Certain Members of the Individual Ready Reserve of the Armed Forces to Active Duty (Army, reserves)
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"By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including sections 121 and 12304 of title 10, United States Code, I hereby determine that it is necessary to augment the active Armed Forces of the United States for the effective conduct of Operation Atlantic Resolve in and around the United States European Command’s area of responsibility. In furtherance of this operation, under the stated authority, I hereby authorize the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, under their respective jurisdictions, to order to active duty any units, and any individual members not assigned to a unit organized to serve as a unit of the Selected Reserve, or any member in the Individual Ready Reserve mobilization category and designated as essential under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned, not to exceed 3,000 total members at any one time, of whom not more than 450 may be members of the Individual Ready Reserve, as they deem necessary, and to terminate the service of those units and members ordered to active duty."
Reserves need to be combat ready, that call up is part of that. In the Iraq War, National Guard units called up were not combat ready, it lead to changes in the system. The guardsmen were not combat ready due to severe dental problems. The WA state unit was so bad, 30% could not be deployed. What's the big deal? Army standards are that no more than eight teeth can be missing - without teeth a solider cannot chew. Other things, like wire braces are disqualifying since a solder can choke on them during combat.
Reserves need to be combat ready, that call up is part of that. In the Iraq War, National Guard units called up were not combat ready, it lead to changes in the system. The guardsmen were not combat ready due to severe dental problems. The WA state unit was so bad, 30% could not be deployed. What's the big deal? Army standards are that no more than eight teeth can be missing - without teeth a solider cannot chew. Other things, like wire braces are disqualifying since a solder can choke on them during combat.
Much of that is correct with the exceptions of the braces and other things like false teeth. I can promise you that you can deploy with braces and even a full set of false teeth.
Much of that is correct with the exceptions of the braces and other things like false teeth. I can promise you that you can deploy with braces and even a full set of false teeth.
Before one deploys with braces, they get them quickly removed. Problem solved. Straighten those teeth after the deployment.
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