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Involuntary recall of retired service members

Federal law limits involuntary recall of retired service members to 12 months in a 24-month period under 10 U.S.C. § 688, with exceptions for wartime, selective statutes, and temporary disability retirees

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What procedural protections, appeals, or waiver options do retirees have when facing involuntary recall?

Retirees can be summoned back to active duty under federal statute and service regulations, but the power to do so is bounded by age, grade, medical fitness, statutory limits and service-specific proc...