Which reserves branch is least likely to go active?

[icejog]

If I choose to join the reserves as an operating room RN, which military branch is LEAST likely to force me to go active?

[ArmyMedicRN]

There's this inherent flaw in the thinking of the "part time" Soldier. The problem is that there is no such thing as a part time Soldier! I know that may be what you thought of when you joined the Reserves, or that may be the majority mind set of the Reservists, but it is false. The Reserves exist to do one thing....supplement the active military to complete mission. Let me share some insight from the 2017 Posture of the United States Army Reserve:

"...the Army Reserve provides quick access to trained and ready Soldiers and units and the critical enabling and sustaining capabilities the Army needs to win."

"At its heart, readiness begins at the Soldier level with deployable troops who are able to mobilize and deploy quickly in highly capable units to win the Nation's wars."

So while Reservists aren't training daily or having formation daily, they must be ready daily. They must have the resolution to maintain physical readiness and mandatory training on their own, at all times. Reservists are not part time Soldiers, they are full time Soldiers who have agreed to be "on deck" when their country needs them, and they can enjoy living at home with their family and work as a civilian in the mean time. But the luxury of not living on military post does not lessen the importance of having the Reserve force thinking of itself as a full time force. You are the under the same Soldier's Creed as those who are active which states that you "stand ready to deploy, engage, and destroy, the enemies of the United States of America in close combat."

This is why there are no part time Soldiers. Part time Soldier's only exist in video games.