As I posted in an earlier thread on this story:
Just goes to show that retiring on half of one’s base pay at 20 years comes with a “condition” - subject to recall to active duty at the convenience of the government. And for officers after separation into the IRR if they don’t retire.
I have a deceased distant cousin who was of my great grandfather’s generation who served from 1900 to the mid-1930s going from enlisted to getting a commission in Infantry in 1917 and finally retiring as a Major. He was recalled to active duty during WWII to fill a stateside Army billet at March Army Air Field and re-retired at the end of the war. This information is from my father, who was also assigned to March AAF during WWII.
Also, I remember that Zot once posted a story about him becoming the squadron maintenance officer after being a long time bombardier/navigator on B-47’s. The posting came because of an inspection saying that they needed an aircraft qualified person to oversee the maintenance effort. Zot, Please correct me if I’ve gotten it wrong.
>>Just goes to show that retiring on half of one’s base pay at 20 years comes with a “condition” - subject to recall to active duty at the convenience of the government.
The Navy calls it the “Fleet Reserve” and they don’t talk about it when they are trying to get you to re-up. But at the end, they make it very clear that the grey ID card has a commitment.
You have it right. That is how I became the Avionics Maintenance Supervisor for the 509th Bomb Wing.
You realize that has not been the case for over 20 years right?
You have to go to thirty if you want fifty.
And with the "up or out" system only senor officers and E9s are retiring with 50%.