Army reopens retiree recall program, page 1
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Topic started on 14-8-2009 @ 10:30 AM by KSPigpen
WASHINGTON — Army officials will allow more former soldiers a chance to return to active duty under the retiree recall program in an effort to close gaps in hard-to-fill specialties, service officials announced this week.


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In an Army-wide message, Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Peter Chiarelli said restrictions put on the program in March will be rolled back, at least temporarily, “due to the recent approval of a temporary increase in active component end strength.”

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In March, as the Army reached its active-duty end-strength goals, officials announced plans to scale back the program, ending the opportunity for new re-enlistments for most retirees.

But last month Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced plans to increase the Army’s active-duty end strength by about 22,000 for the next three years, citing shortfalls in individual units’ manpower and staffing.

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Gonna need some more troops. Hey, how about the old guys? yup, they should work just fine.


reply posted on 15-8-2009 @ 05:24 AM by bg_socalif
Originally posted by KSPigpen
WASHINGTON — Army officials will allow more former soldiers a chance to return to active duty under the retiree recall program in an effort to close gaps in hard-to-fill specialties, service officials announced this week.


Link to Source

In an Army-wide message, Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Peter Chiarelli said restrictions put on the program in March will be rolled back, at least temporarily, “due to the recent approval of a temporary increase in active component end strength.”

....

In March, as the Army reached its active-duty end-strength goals, officials announced plans to scale back the program, ending the opportunity for new re-enlistments for most retirees.

But last month Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced plans to increase the Army’s active-duty end strength by about 22,000 for the next three years, citing shortfalls in individual units’ manpower and staffing.

....


Gonna need some more troops. Hey, how about the old guys? yup, they should work just fine.



Yes, the "old guys" work just fine in the specialties mentioned in the article, physicians, linguists and chaplains. The doc at the FOB i'm at had been retired for 12 yrs when he decided to come back on active duty a year ago.
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