“all “retired” at 20 years military personnel are subject to recall to active duty until they have a combined 30 years of active and retired service.”
I was told that when I retired after 20 years. Also I remember a distant cousin, WWI vet who was recalled during WWII eventhough he had retired around 1935 or 36 after 30 years of enlisted and commissioned service. My father told of going on weekend pass to visit “The Major” and his wife and their taking him around Hollywood. They were both assigned to March Army Air Field. The Major was enlisted artillery and commissioned in Infantry in 1917.
Why do you think we’re called “LIFERS”?
We can actually be recalled for life, but there are three categories with category I being most likely and category III being least likely to be recalled.
Cat I - Non-disability military retirees under age 60 who have been retired fewer than 5 years.
Cat II - Non-disability military retirees under age 60 who have been retired 5 years or more.
Cat III - Military retirees, including those retired for disability, other than categories I or II retirees
DODD 1352.1
Thanks, that was my understanding also, but it didn’t affect me because I retired at 30 years active duty.