Marine Officer?

[thestumps]

for enlisted: you sign a 8 YEAR contract either 4 active 4 IRR or 6 active reserve and 2 IRR in the Marine Corps, after 8 yrs no matter how you slice it you are done and cannot be involuntarily called back in.

for officers: there is no time limit for your service once you are a commissioned officer in any service the U.S of A could call you back at ANY time if they need you thats one of the consequences of being an officer... obviously if you are 70 yrs old they aren't going to call you back in but for example if you are 40 and they need an officer in your specialty they could call you up to serve your country again. Most officers that I've been around become officers and STAY in to make a career out of it because they love what they do. Officers across the U.S military make very good money (comparable to the private sector) with all of the other incentives (BAH, COMRATS, etc.) added in.

Just remember this: once you step on the yellow footprints you are theirs.