Navy Reserve Full Time Support (FTS) verses Active Duty
I am interested in learning the difference between Navy Reserve Full Time Support (FTS) verses Active Duty. Any assistance or guidance is greatly appreciated. Thank you!
I am interested in learning the difference between Navy Reserve Full Time Support (FTS) verses Active Duty. Any assistance or guidance is greatly appreciated. Thank you!
ebigirl
A very good question. There is a group for Navy Reserve Moms. I believe the Reserve FTS is what Reserve Sailors are called when they volunteer to deploy. Active Duty is just that. They are full time Sailors assigned to where ever they are needed.
My son is a Reserve with the Seabee's. He does his once a month weekend drills with the Marines at Joint Base Lewis McChord (an Army and Air Force combined base) in Tacoma WA. When he enlisted, his recruiter told him to sign up for the Reserves because he would get into bootcamp faster, and then could switch to Full-Time Active Duty after bootcamp. This was a total lie...he will NEVER be able to go FT Active Duty.
Jul 12, 2012