If you are separated or retired from the US Armed Forces, a new rule could be used to return you to active duty if you're under the age of 60- even if your inactive reserve time has expired.
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According to
32 CFR Part 64, people in 'key positions' could be returned to service:
§64.3 Definitions.
(a) Key employee. Any Reservist, or any military retiree (Regular or Reserve) identified by his or her employer, private or public, as filling a key position.
(b) Key position. A civilian position, public or private (designated by the employers and approved by the Secretary concerned), that cannot be vacated during war or national emergency.
(c) Military retiree categories--(1) Category I. Nondisability military retirees under age 60 who have been retired less than 5 years.
(2) Category II. Nondisability military retirees under age 60 who have retired 5 years or more.
(3) Category III. Military retirees, including those retired for disability, other than categories I or II retirees (includes warrant officers and health-care professionals who retire from active duty after age 60).
(d) Military retirees or retired military members. (1) Regular and Reserve officers and enlisted members who retire from the Military Services under 10 U.S.C. chapters 61, 63, 65, 67, 367, 571, 573, or 867 and 14 U.S.C. chapters 11 and 21.
(2) Reserve officers and enlisted members eligible for retirement under one of the provisions of law in definition (d)(1) who have not reached age 60 and who have not elected discharge or are not members of the Ready Reserve or Standby Reserve (including members of the Inactive Standby Reserve).
(3) Members of the Fleet Reserve and Fleet Marine Corps Reserve under 10 U.S.C. 6330.
§64.4 Policy.
It is DoD policy that military retirees shall be ordered to active duty (as needed) to fill personnel shortfalls due to mobilization or other emergencies, as described in 10 U.S.C. 672 and 688. DoD Components and the Coast Guard shall plan to use as many retirees, as necessary, to meet national security needs. Military retirees may be used as follows:
(a) To fill shortages in, or to augment, deployed or deploying units.
(b) To fill shortages in, or to augment, supporting units and activities in the Continental United States (CONUS), Alaska, and Hawaii.
(c) To release other military members for deployment overseas.
(d) Subject to the limitations of 10 U.S.C. 973, to fill Federal civilian workforce shortages within the Department of Defense, the Coast Guard, or other Government entities.
(e) To meet national security needs in organizations outside the Department of Defense with Defense-related missions.
I'm a USAF veteran, who served 13 years before Bush 41 abruptly ended my career by closing bases right and left. When I got out, I walked away from everything military. I've been out for 13 years. I am in the 'targeted' group of people. I seriously doubt that they can pay me what I am making now as a civilian.
Anyone else hear about this? What are your opinions?