Longer service obligation for SA grads under review

You’re right about having to apply for a Regular Commission but you can still be on active duty as a reserve officer, as is the case for most JO’s.

This is not the case anymore, there is no application process to become a Regular Commission. An officer that graduates from any commissioning source is now a Regular Officer once they start AD.

When there’s a RIF, the reserve officers are usually the first to go.

Where you received your commission has no bearing on whether you are subject to a RIF.

Actually all ROTC grads (not sure about academy grads) still typically receive reserve commissions

They commission with a Reserve commission but that changes to a Regular commission once they are activated and start BOLC and AD.
 
An officer that graduates from any commissioning source is now a Regular Officer once they start AD.
Not according to the paperwork I signed when I commissioned. It specifically states reserve commission. I suppose it could differ depending on the service but I doubt it.
 
Not according to the paperwork I signed when I commissioned. It specifically states reserve commission. I suppose it could differ depending on the service but I doubt it.

No, you're right, the paperwork you signed when you commissioned does state a Reserved Commission, just as it does for the Army. All I was saying is that once you start active duty all the commissions are the same, there is no requirement to apply for a Regular commission and there is no bias toward any commissioning source when it comes to a RIF.
 
All I was saying is that once you start active duty all the commissions are the same, there is no requirement to apply for a Regular commission and there is no bias toward any commissioning source when it comes to a RIF.
Eh, I think we’re pulling from different sources of info. That would mean nearly every officer on active duty is a regular officer which is not the case. The point of becoming a regular officer is that you’re not subjected to the manpower fluctuations reserve officers are. At least that’s how it was explained to me by more senior officers. Again, it could vary based on service and I know the procedures for becoming a regular officer are definitely not standardized across the military.
 
An officer that graduates from any commissioning source is now a Regular Officer once they start AD.
Not according to the paperwork I signed when I commissioned. It specifically states reserve commission. I suppose it could differ depending on the service but I doubt it.

When my son was a cadet, his paperwork said he was a sergeant. I told him he should always introduce himself as Sgt. B****. He didn't thank goodness.
 
When my son was a cadet, his paperwork said he was a sergeant. I told him he should always introduce himself as Sgt. B****. He didn't thank goodness.

My younger son reported to Ft. Rucker after commissioning with a CAC that said he was a PFC. He had to get a CAC so he could facilitate his move from the PNW to Alabama, when he went to the nearest Navy base to get a CAC the Petty Officer filling out the paperwork laughed and said "Hey I'll make you a PFC just for kicks" Son just laughed and said if it gets my stuff to flight school then I'm happy. He made sure to just get a base pass and not show the CAC to the gate guard so he wouldn't take it as they did with others, good thing because it still worked and he was able to in-process a lot faster since he had a CAC since they didn't get their new CAC's for about a week. He did say he got a few funny looks from some people when he had to show it to them. For a few months I would address letter or packages to PFC S*****, he was not amused.
 
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