Posted on Apr 11, 2019

What is the longest break in service that you ever heard of?

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I was transferred to Non-Active Reserve status on 5 DEC 91, and enlisted in the Air National Guard on 5 APR 2003. I'm sure that some of you have had, or have known someone with, longer breaks than that.

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CW5 Jack Cardwell

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You make my 6 year break look like nothing !

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TSgt Carl Johnson - Oh, I bet that was a fun day for you.

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PO1 Dennis Herdina

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Personally have broken service 1972 to 1975

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Col John Madison

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TSgt Carl Johnson - I was 54 when I did a year in Afghanistan, and at times those mountains zapped my endurance quite a bit. I was enlisted during late Vietnam. '71

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TSgt Carl Johnson

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Col John Madison - That's quite impressive!

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Fun fact...many senior officers actually retired, and then were called back in. For instance, MacArthur retired as Chief of Staff of the Army in 1937. He was called back in 1941 and fought WWII and Korea. He retired again after 50+ years of service.

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TSgt Carl Johnson

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Thank you for sharing, I didn't know that. That is amazing in its own right.

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My break was 5.5 years. The longest that I knew of was two Soldiers (one a SGT and the other a LTC), in my very first Reserve unit in 1993 had served in/during the Vietnam War.

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