If they’re recalling retired officers then those would be pilots with 20 or more years service. So they would be lieutenant colonels or full colonels. How is that going to help out at the squadron level?
Some nay be that old...but some may be younger pilots that are in the Reserve
My brother was RIF’d after 20 years in the Reserves as a major. USAF said he didn’t go to Air Command and Staff College so they sent him walking.
Apparently it was irrelevant that he was deployed for the better part of 10 years .......
RLTW
I’m certain they will know exactly how that works or they wouldn’t be recalling them....I don’t think this is just ‘retired’ with 20 yrs in either.
They will fill all non-flight duty billets freeing up all jet jocks to jockey jets.