Ignorant Lieutenant Gets IRR Call Up

Published on July 8, 2004 By pseudosoldier In Current Events

First, the article: Link

Now... Let me just say that this situation is pretty ghoddamned stupid. "[T]he Army says Parrish never formally resigned his commission as a lieutenant, making him eligible for involuntary recall to duty. Parrish says he did not know he had to resign."

"But officer, I didn't know I had to register that gun." "But I didn't know I had to carry my auto insurance card on me."

"According to Waple, the papers Parrish signed in 1992, when he accepted an ROTC scholarship, specified that he was committing to eight years of active and reserve duty but made no mention of a resignation requirement.
"What is clear is it's an eight-year service obligation," Waple said in a phone interview. "What is not clear is what someone has to do to end this relationship." "

Well, gosh. You know, he's actually right. When you accept an Army ROTC scholarship (I'm unsure about the other services, but I assume it is similar), you sign a contract that obligates you for 8 years, just as if you enlisted. This is because, however, that you just enlisted! (In large part, anyway.) (I had an AROTC scholarship. And I lost it. They decided that I could: a) pay it back, in installments, even, or

enlist for 3 years (with a 5 year additional reserve requirement, go figure). I chose to pay it back.) What the lawyer is failing to mention (and may not even realize) is that accepting a commission in the United States military also requires a contract. That contract then supercedes the previous, much in the same way that reenlisting works.

"The complaint says Parrish first learned of the resignation requirement June 9. Through Waple, he submitted a resignation letter that day, but the Army responded by saying the resignation could not be approved because "(unfortunately), you have been identified for mobilization." "
This man clearly "has some college," as one of my Drills used to say. He served 8 total years, and never bothered to find out about the full terms of his service requirements. And then he expected the Army to say, "Well, we wanted you to serve, but I guess you don't have to because you asked nicely."

Assclown.

Comments (Page 2)

Estrogen Lass

on Jul 11, 2004

Pseudo-I bet you miss my nipple...I mean personality. I like to think I have a nice personality (or at least try to have one).

HoS-Be careful and for goodness sake, dont let those kids out of your sight. They will hop on the wrong flight without your sergeantish supervision. I will be thinking of you : )

chiprj

on Jul 12, 2004

I had a commander that would call in the PSG and 1SG whenever a new platoon leader (LT) would show up. He'd fill out a DA Form 2062 Hand Receipt and make the PSG sign for the LT. It was priceless.

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