US AIR FORCE asking retired Pilots, Air Controllers, Nuclear Missile Operations, and other Special Duty Veterans to return to active duty
The Secretary of the Air Force has reimplemented the Voluntary Retired Return to Active Duty Program in an effort to leverage the talents of our highly trained and experienced officer and enlisted military retirees to help minimize the service's critical manning shortages. Application window opens Feb. 8, 2024.
Applications must be submitted by Jan. 31, 2026, and the program allows up to 1,000 retired officer or enlisted personnel to active duty at any given time. Additionally, under this VRRAD program, the period of active duty service is limited to no more than 48 months. Personnel will only fill vacant active duty authorizations. Retired applicants selected for Extended Active Duty can expect to return to active duty anywhere from 4 to 6 months from their date of application.
“The VRRAD program is a strategic enabler to embrace experienced talent, tapping into a valuable resource of retired members to fill critical roles to close the gap against our peer competitors,” said Lt. Gen. Caroline Miller, the Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower, Personnel and Services.
Retired officer applicants are limited to Line of the Air Force commissioned officers retired in the grade of captain through lieutenant colonel. Officers who volunteer to return to active duty under the VRRAD program will primarily fill vacant rated staff, active flying staff, Officer Training School, Squadron Officer School, and Jeanne M. Holm Center academic staff. While all members that meet eligibility may apply, we are targeting the following Air Force special duty codes:
11X -- Pilot
12X -- Combat Systems
13B -- Air Battle Manager
13H -- Aerospace Physiologist
13M -- Airfield Operations
13N -- Nuclear and Missile Operations
14X -- Information Operations/Intelligence
15X -- Operations Analysis and Weather
16X -- Operations Support
17X -- Cyber Operations
18X -- Remotely Piloted Aircraft
19Z -- Special Warfare
21X -- Logistics
31P -- Security Forces
32E -- Civil Engineering
35P -- Public Affairs
38F -- Force Support Officer
61X -- Scientific/Research
62X --Developmental Engineering
63X -- Acquisition
64P -- Contracting
65X -- Finance
71S -- Special Investigation
Retired enlisted applicants are limited to members retired in the grade of staff sergeant through senior master sergeant. While all members that meet eligibility may apply, the following AFSCs are being targeted:
1C171 -- Air Traffic Control
2G071 -- Logistics Plans
2T377 -- Fleet Management & Analysis
3F071 -- Personnel
3P071 -- Security Forces
4A271 -- Biomedical Equipment
4E071 -- Public Health
4N071 -- Aerospace Medical Service
4R071 -- Diagnostic Imaging
7S071 -- Special Investigations
8R000/8R200 -- Recruiter(s)
It's not the jabs, it because their recurring is at about ZERO! No sane person is going into the military right now. A friend of mine has been retired for the past 5 years, and they sent him a letter about coming back. He laughed and then trashed the letter.
He may change his when the patriots take charge. WWGOWGA
probably not, being retired from the military is awesome. being in the military kind of sucks
Looks like they killed off a lot of their people with the vax or made them sick....
I have a feeling the only thing that will stop WWIII is announcing that the population at large including all militaries of the West…. Are dying suddenly. This is the precipice.
You may be right, that would turn the people on a dime, against their govt.
All active military in each nation would be instantly unready for combats. WWIII canceled.
Yep, so now they are wanting the retirees to come back to work.
Most of the current staff are compromised traitors.
-DJT
Lots of job openings on the horizon and none better to fill them than proven Patriots.
Translation:
The diversity hires aren't working out as expected. Also too many of you escaped before we could poison you with the clot shot(s). Please come back until we work out the quota hire problem. We promise not to stick you ...
... until after you sign on the dotted line, then we'll invoke the "needs of the Air Force" clause, and force you to take the clot shot before you get the chance to bail out again.
The way Xiden treats our Vets! No way, not under this admin.
17X -- Cyber Operations
Good catch.
So many retired/left and the pool of enlistees is very sparse for healthy and intelligent candidates. Same for the officer levels-far more efficient to hire back than train unk newbies..
Only stupid men will go. until trump returns no way.
wonder how many illegals would jump the fences if the democrats were offering free spots in the military? absolutely zero.
however, offer them free fiat, phones, housing, food, etc. & they risk life & limb to get over here.
meaning, they don't care about our country (obviously) or defending it against other nations, they just want the hand outs. i mean, they all gave up on & lost their own country, so now they are forced to come here to escape the cartels & communists.
the federal military in the US is no different. its COMMUNISM. if it wasn't, they would have allowed personal decisions to be made for the individuals serving. they didn't, they FORCED people to get the jabs & then discharged the ones who stood up to them.
as a result, many are sick & weakened by the jabs, while others are resistant to joining, because they see how corrupt the federal military is & how much of a joke [they] have been playing on soldiers & making them THINK they are fighting for peace, but are fighting for the evil agendas of the scum "elite"
... are fighting for the evil agendas of the scum "elite" How long have they been doing this: WW1, 2, Korea, Vietnam Desert storm 1&2 ....
Pffff they would have to gimme a pallet of cash like them eranians.
The machine has Stopped, because of affirmative action.
Who is John Galt???
Exactly 👍
I'm too old to go back, but it wouldn't surprise if I was called back as a naval nuclear propulsion electrician [was on the Eisenhower from 84-87].
My problem with this initiave is that, let's say a B-52 pilot has been retired for five years or so, it will take a lot of training for his gray cells to come back to life and be at the top of his game. It's not like jumping into a Ford F-150 and driving like there is no tomorrow. You really have to have a great skill set to fly this plane, plus all the other mental gymnastics that's required to understand. Fuel flow, aviation electronics, weapons, and other such intricacies. They will have to take a year just to get familiar with being a BUFF driver. Then you are probably stuck with an additional five years enlistment tour. Ugh. Who wants that, especially if you've been sinking your feet into the sand on a white beech?
What will the sign up $ BONUS $ be?