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4–7. Volunteering for Active Duty
a. Active Army Soldiers: If their commander, Active Army Soldiers can volunteer to fill IA
positions by contacting their branch managers at HRC. Once a commander agrees to release a
Soldier to fill an IA position, the IA Branch of the Army G-3/5/7 will formally task that
commander's ACOM/ASCC/DRU in WIAS to provide that Soldier.
b. Department of the Army Civilian (DAC) Personnel: DAC Personnel can volunteer to fil IA
positions in WIAS as well as other Department of Defense (DOD) global expeditionary
augmentation requirements. For further information, go to DOD's Civilian Worldwide
Opportunities website at http://www.cpms.osd.mil/expeditionary/. At the bottom of this site, there
is a link for a "complete listing of opportunities" which will provide a listing of all available
positions.
c. RC Soldiers: For information on IA positions, RC Soldiers can go to:
WIAS website: https://wias.pentagon.mil/
HRC website: https:www.hrc.arm y.mil/site/index.asp
Tour of Duty website: https://mobcop.arm y.mil/tod/default_new.aspx#.
Once at the HRC website, click on "Ask and View Questions" under the "Ask HRC a Question"
heading. This site will provide information on how a Soldier can volunteer for active duty tours
and points of contact.
1) USAR Soldiers ADOS will not be assigned to the IRR. tours greater than 180 days,
please refer to the OCAR memorandum, Reassignment of AR Soldiers on ADOS to the
Individual Reserve, dated 26 May 2010.
2) Retired Soldier who want to volunteer for recall to active duty will need to apply
through Tour of Duty or apply through HRC at
https://www.hrc.army.mil/site/reserve/soldierservices/mobilization/retireemobilization.htm. For
more details, refer to chapter 5-5 Retiree Recalls and AR 601-10, Management and Recall to
Active Duty of Retired Soldiers of the Army, in Support of Mobilization and Peacetime
Operations, dated 13 March 2009.
For information on IA positions, retired Soldiers can go to the WIAS website at:
https://wias.pentagon.mil/.
4–8. Contingency Operations Active Duty for Operational Support (CO-ADOS)
a. RC Soldiers voluntarily request to serve beyond their 24 consecutive months of mobilization
under Partial Mobilization Authority Title 10 USC 12302 may request duty under the authority of
Title 10 USC 12301(d), CO-ADOS.
b. Soldiers transitioning without a break in service from mobilization order to CO-ADOS will not
go through the REFRAD process until the end of their CO- ADOS tour of duty, but should
ensure update the Army's databases of records to reflect a change in status.
Minimum processing should include:
1) Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS),
2) Electronic Military Personnel Office (e-MILPO),
3) Standard Installation Division Personnel System (SIDPERS),
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