Expert: John L - 1/2/2010

Question
I am asking a question in regards to my wife. My wife is in (2 years)a reserve unit. Once she started drilling she hated it. She does not do ANYTHING at her job! It bores her to tears. She applied for active duty OTS for AF and was accepted, but they have delayed her entry for so long that we have changed our minds about everything. She no longer wants to go OTS (to the best of her knowledge she is not under contract with the active duty people). The whole reason to go active duty was for her to actually ENJOY a job in the af. The situation now is we are trying to have a baby and are going to relocate halfway across the country in a few months for a new and better job and the life that we want. How does she get out of the reserves? If she gets pregnant, can she get out with no questions asked? What if she stopped showing up to drills? Should she talk to her supervisor about this? She doesn't do anything at her unit anyway, they might not even notice it if she were gone.  

Answer
If you move and there is not reserve unit nearby, she can get out that way.  After a baby is born, she can claim a hardship by having to stay home witht he kid. Pregnancy is not an out for the reserves.  If she stops showing up for drills, she can be arrested, though it rarely happens, usually only if the unit is deploying.  If you move, I would try the new unit and see if that is better.

I would talk to someone who she trusts in the reserves for some good advice.