Ordering the Selected Reserve and Certain Individual Ready Reserve Members of the Armed Forces to Active Duty
Orders Reserve Members to Active Duty for Haiti Relief
What it does
Military leaders must order selected Reserve and designated Individual Ready Reserve members to active duty to support Haiti relief.
Real-world impact
- Selected Reserve members may be called to active duty for Haiti relief.
- Designated Individual Ready Reserve members can be ordered to serve on active duty.
- Coast Guard reservists may be activated when not operating under the Navy.
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Summary
This order allows military leaders to recall certain reserve members to active duty to support relief efforts in Haiti after the January 12, 2010 earthquake.
It applies to members of the Selected Reserve and some members of the Individual Ready Reserve whom leaders designate as essential.
The Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security (for the Coast Guard) may order people to active duty and later end that service to augment forces for humanitarian and operational missions.
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