Early life [edit]. Read was born on 17 November 1954 to a former army father and a mother who was a devout Seventh-day Adventist. He was placed in a children's home for the first five years of his life.He grew up in the Melbourne suburbs of Collingwood, Thomastown, Fitzroy and Preston.arly life [edit]. Read was born on 17 November 1954 to a former army father and a mother who was a devout Seventh-day Adventist. He was placed in a children's home for the first five years of his life.
Report Abuse. A UTA is a 4 hour period in the National Guard; a drill weekend is usually 4 UTAs, or a MUTA 4. You will have a maximum of 48 UTAs in a year, but your unit may allow you to skip a few for extenuating circumstances. CI Guy is referring to the 50 points you need to have a good year for retirement purposes. You will get 15 points just for belonging to the National Guard; one point (and one day pay) per UTA; one point and one day of pay for the 15 days Annual Training; and one point and one day of pay for any additional active duty training you do.
The years of creditable service for an active duty retirement calculation is the sum of years of active service (i.e., active duty or full-time National Guard duty) and any additional years computed by adding all reserve points, if any (except those for active service)and dividing by 360. High-36 Plan