{"id":109726,"date":"2024-02-06T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-07T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=109726"},"modified":"2024-02-07T16:10:03","modified_gmt":"2024-02-07T16:10:03","slug":"retired-officers-enlisted-members-can-rejoin-active-duty-to-offset-personnel-shortfalls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=109726","title":{"rendered":"Retired officers, enlisted members can rejoin active duty to offset personnel shortfalls"},"content":{"rendered":"
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ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) — \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe 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,\u201d said Lt. Gen. Caroline Miller, the Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower, Personnel and Services.<\/p>\n

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:<\/p>\n

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\n 11X \u2013 Pilot
12X \u2013 Combat Systems
13B \u2013 Air Battle Manager
13H \u2013 Aerospace Physiologist
13M \u2013 Airfield Operations
13N \u2013 Nuclear and Missile Operations
14X \u2013 Information Operations\/Intelligence
15X \u2013 Operations Analysis and Weather
16X \u2013 Operations Support
17X \u2013 Cyber Operations
18X \u2013 Remotely Piloted Aircraft
19Z \u2013 Special Warfare<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\n 21X \u2013 Logistics
31P \u2013 Security Forces
32E \u2013 Civil Engineering
35P \u2013 Public Affairs
38F \u2013 Force Support Officer
61X \u2013 Scientific\/Research
62X \u2013Developmental Engineering
63X \u2013 Acquisition
64P \u2013 Contracting
65X \u2013 Finance
71S \u2013 Special Investigation\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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:<\/p>\n

1C171 \u2013 Air Traffic Control
2G071 \u2013 Logistics Plans
2T377 \u2013 Fleet Management & Analysis
3F071 \u2013 Personnel
3P071 \u2013 Security Forces
4A271 \u2013 Biomedical Equipment
4E071 \u2013 Public Health
4N071 \u2013 Aerospace Medical Service
4R071 \u2013 Diagnostic Imaging
7S071 \u2013 Special Investigations
8R000\/8R200 \u2013 Recruiter(s)<\/p>\n

Information about the Voluntary Retired Return to Active Duty Program, to include detailed official program guidance, eligibility criteria and application requirements, can be found here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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