A member of the Inter-Residence Hall Association has been called to duty in the Army and will be leaving Iowa State for a second time.

Private First Class Todd Voss, leadership adviser for IRHA and junior in pre-journalism and communication, announced at Thursday’s IRHA meeting he was called to active duty for the Army reserves on Nov. 10. He left for Washington at 7:30 a.m. Monday.

Voss will serve as part of the 444th Quartermaster Company of Sioux City.

This is the second time Voss has been called to duty while attending Iowa State. He was called into active duty in February and had to drop all of his classes to go to Missouri for training, he said.

Iowa State was cooperative and gave Voss a tuition refund, he said.

His training last spring involved simulated attacks while practicing his job as a petroleum supply specialist.

Voss said his unit was never mobilized last spring and he returned home at the beginning of the summer.

If Voss’ unit is mobilized, he said it will leave for Ft. Riley, Kan., for more training.

When Voss found out he would have to leave Iowa State again, he said it made him laugh because the same thing had happened to him last semester.

Voss said he is unsure how long he will be gone, but suspects it could be a year or longer.

“I feel proud to be going to help with the cause,” Voss said.

John Shertzer, IRHA adviser, said Voss notified him of the possibility of being called into active duty prior to the IRHA meeting.

Voss’ tasks on IRHA included organizing the Midwest Affiliate of College and University Residence Halls, he said.

Voss worked to get delegates from Iowa State to attend the MACURH conference, which took place from Nov. 12 to 16, but was not able to attend, Shertzer said.

Voss also was the president for the Residence Hall Leadership Organization, which works to promote leadership in the residence halls, he said.

Shertzer said last year Voss was the Larch Hall president for IRHA and had to leave that position when he was called into active duty last semester.

“He’s always been patriotic, and he goes through it with a positive attitude,” Shertzer said.

He said Voss understands the commitment he made to the Army.

Tammy Voss, Voss’ mother, said she is disappointed Voss has to leave again.

She said the chances of Voss going overseas are much higher this time.

Voss has a positive attitude and is less worried than the first time he was called to active duty because he knows more of what to expect, she said.

Because her son has been called to active duty twice now and has had to drop his classes, it will take him longer to complete his education, she said. With tuition increases, it will cost twice as much to finish, Tammy Voss said.

This holiday season will be much different for the Voss family.

It will be the first year someone in their immediate family won’t be able to be there.

“It’s upsetting,” she said. “It’ll take some getting used to.”