Reservists May Face Limit on Tours

Reservists May Face Limit on Tours
March 28, 2008
Air Force Print News|by MSgt. Chance C. Babin

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. - Later this year hundreds of reservists nationwide could reach the limit on the number of man-days they can serve in Air Force Reserve Command.

Reservists through the rank of colonel received permission 3.5 years ago to serve up to 1,095 man-days of the previous 1,460 days in a rolling four-year calendar.

Before Oct. 28, 2004, they couldn't work more than 179 days in a given year without an approved waiver.

Department of Defense officials and congressional staffers worked together to develop the 1,095-day provision, said Dr. David S. C. Chu, under secretary of Defense for personnel and readiness. It eliminates one of the biggest "impediments to effective Reserve force use and total force integration -- the '180-day rule.'"

The program encourages reservists to volunteer and makes service more predictable for them, their families and their employers.


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