ENLISTMENTS AND CONSCRIPTION

IN THE US ARMED FORCES WAY BACK WHEN I WAS IN, AND AS FAR AS I KNOW NOW
STILL, YOU ARE IN FOR SIX YEARS.

CONSCRIPTION;  2 YEARS ACTIVE DUTY, 2 YEARS ACTIVE RESERVE DUTY, 2
INACTIVE RESERVE DUTY  WAS NORMAL IN THE 50S THROUGH THE 70S.

WHOOOPS! FORGOT TO SHIFT DOWN!

ENLISTMENT;  3 , 4, 5, or 6 yearrs active duty, wih varied time in the
active reserves and inactive reserves, unless a full six years was
served on active duty.

certain MOS could be selectively recalled to active duty , as needed, up
to the age of 48 i think it was, and older men or women could be
returned to service voluntarily during times of need.

then there is the  general available for recall to the	colors till the
age of 38 or 39 for regulars or draftees who had completed their
service. this ican be done  en masse in times of national emergencies or
war. 

personnel in the reserves and national guard who screwed up (missing
drills, in- subordinate, etc) would find themselves placed on active
duty for the remainder of the time in service.

and finally, there is the  service can be extended as needed for
personnel due to get out or retire in times of national  need. this used
to be done in 12 month whacks.

 this is the way it used to be in the US ARMED FORCES and apparently
still is.
 
DAWGIE, a regular.