Naval Records

[mtf65]

Aug 5, 2020 1:14:55 GMT vivazapata said:

Aug 4, 2020 11:32:48 GMT mtf65 said:

I believe in the LA Times article it was mentioned that JJD was in the reserves. Does anyone know anything about that?

Yeah there are 3 basic statuses in the Navy, you have Active Duty, Naval Reserve and the Ready Reserve. Active duty is full time and the Naval Reserve is the part time one weekend a month stuff, the Ready Reserve means you are subject to recall to duty.  So for example JJD had I believe a 6 years commitment, so he did 4 years active service but he was still Navy property for 2 more years, that is he was subject to recall to active duty for those 2 years. That is what is called the Read Reserve, if you look at his records he was released in like 1968 but not discharged (his obligation to the Navy fulfilled until 1970).

I had several friends who were Marines who were recalled for Desert Storm,one was off of active duty for about a year,one who was a reservist and hadnt been "active" for 3/4 years, you get a letter and then you are in sunny 29 Palms...At that time the contract was 8 years total.


I posted this when the article came out but it is a poor source for factual information on his service, I think much of it may have been relayed by Bonnie and reported with no fact checking by St.John, all boring stuff and inconsequential to others based on response but it mattered to me.  


tl:dr-JJD was not in the Reserve as in actively serving in the Navy he was subject to being recalled to active duty.

Thanks Viva. Could it be that DeAngelo just told Bonnie he was going part time one weekend a month to the reserves?  I can't remember what the article said and can't see it anymore.  To me it also seems strange that there is no note in the records that he is discharged from the ready reserves.