Additionally, on the stop/loss and involuntarily mobilization; when you enlist you obligate yourself for a period of active duty and reserve duty. Soldiers that are stop lossed are at the end of their active duty obligation but still have a reserve obligation.
In that vein they still owe the Army time and the military is basically just activating them out of the reserves.
By my understanding you can't be activated past your MSO (which is your total obligation).
I still think it's bullshit, but it's not like those who are stop-lossed were on their way to being completely done with the military.
Edit-Ignore this post. It's redundant.
That is exactly right...after being discharged from active duty, your contract stipulates a period of service in the Inactive Ready Reserve (IRR), usually four years.
A "stoploss" is equivalent to an instant activation from the IRR.
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