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    ALARACT 017/2024

    DTG: R 201502Z MAR 24

    UNCLAS

    SUBJ/ALARACT 017/2024 – UTILIZATION OF THE ARMY RETIREE RECALL


    PROGRAM

    THIS ALARACT MESSAGE HAS BEEN TRANSMITTED BY JSP ON BEHALF OF


    HQDA DCS, G1

    1. (U) REFERENCES:

    1.A. (U) TITLE 10 UNITED STATES CODE (AVAILABLE AT


    HTTPS://USCODE.HOUSE.GOV)

    1.B. (U) EXECUTIVE ORDER 13223, ORDERING THE READY RESERVE OF THE
    ARMED FORCES TO ACTIVE DUTY AND DELEGATING CERTAIN AUTHORITIES
    TO THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE AND THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION
    (AVAILABLE AT HTTPS://WWW.GOVINFO.GOV)

    1.C. (U) DEPUTY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE, MEMORANDUM (DOD POLICY FOR


    ORDERING RETIRED PERSONNEL TO ACTIVE DUTY PURSUANT TO EXECUTIVE
    ORDER 13814), MARCH 6, 2018

    1.D. (U) DODI 1352.01, MANAGEMENT OF REGULAR AND RESERVE RETIRED


    MILITARY MEMBERS (AVAILABLE AT HTTPS://WWW.ESD.WHS.MIL)

    1.E. (U) AR 601–10, MANAGEMENT AND RECALL TO ACTIVE DUTY OF RETIRED


    SOLDIERS OF THE ARMY IN SUPPORT OF MOBILIZATION AND PEACETIME
    OPERATIONS

    1.F. (U) ARMY DIRECTIVE 2020–16, DETERMINATION AND REPORTING OF


    MISSING, ABSENT-UNKNOWN, ABSENT WITHOUT LEAVE, AND DUTY STATUS-
    WHEREABOUTS UNKNOWN SOLDIERS

    2. (U) PURPOSE. TO IMPROVE SOLDIER MANAGEMENT, OPTIMIZE RETIREMENT


    PLANNING, AND RETAIN TALENT FOR REQUIRED AUTHORIZED REGULAR ARMY
    VACANCIES BY PROVIDING INSTRUCTION ON WHERE AND HOW TO FIND
    RETIREE RECALL POSITIONS AND HOW TO APPLY FOR POSITIONS.

    3. (U) SITUATION. A REVIEW OF COMMANDS’ REQUESTS FOR FILL OF


    AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL VACANCIES, IN CONJUNCTION WITH CURRENT
    ARMY MANNING GUIDANCE, PROMPTED REVIEW OF HOW THE ARMY CAN FILL
    KEY AND CRITICAL POSITION VACANCIES. THE RETIREE RECALL PROGRAM
    CAN BE AN EFFECTIVE TOOL TO FILL PERSONNEL SHORTAGES OF
    AUTHORIZED REGULAR ARMY VACANCIES THAT ARE CONSIDERED KEY AND
    ESSENTIAL.

    4. (U) APPLICABILITY AND ELIGIBILITY.

    4.A. (U) APPLICABILITY.

    4.A.1. (U) ALL RETIREMENT ELIGIBLE REGULAR ARMY SOLDIERS.

    4.A.2. (U) ALL ARMY NATIONAL GUARD OF THE UNITED STATES AND UNITED
    STATES ARMY RESERVE SOLDIERS WITH AT LEAST 18 YEARS ACTIVE
    FEDERAL SERVICE (AFS) AND WHO WILL ATTAIN 20 YEARS OR MORE OF AFS
    FOR A REGULAR RETIREMENT.

    4.A.3. (U) RETIREES ON THE RETIRED LIST.

    4.A.4. (U) NON-REGULAR (GRAY AREA) RETIREES ON THE RETIRED RESERVE


    LIST WHO WILL HAVE LESS THAN 18 YEARS AFS AND ARE NOT CURRENTLY
    RECEIVING RETIRED PAY.

    4.A.5. (U) NON-REGULAR (GRAY AREA) RETIREES WHO ARE RECEIVING


    RETIRED PAY, REGARDLESS OF NUMBER OF YEARS OF AFS.

    4.A.6. (U) NON-REGULAR (GRAY AREA) RETIREES WHO WILL BECOME


    SANCTUARY ELIGIBLE (EXCEED 18 YEARS AFS) DURING A RETIREE RECALL
    MUST BE EITHER COLLECTING A RETIREMENT OR BE ELIGIBLE TO OTHERWISE
    COLLECT A RETIREMENT BY THE END OF THE RETIREE RECALL ORDER.

    4.B. (U) ELIGIBILITY.

    4.B.1. (U) RETIRED PERSONNEL OF ALL GRADES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR RETIREE
    RECALL TO ACTIVE DUTY (AD). THERE IS NO AGE LIMITATION, ALTHOUGH
    PERSONNEL OLDER THAN 70 ARE NOT NORMALLY RECALLED.

    4.B.2. (U) SOLDIERS WHO ARE RETIREMENT ELIGIBLE AND HAVE OBTAINED A
    RETIREMENT ORDER ARE ELIGIBLE. RETIREMENT ELIGIBLE SOLDIERS MUST
    GO THROUGH THE ACTUAL RETIREMENT PROCESS AND INITIATE A DD FORM
    2656 (DATA FOR PAYMENT OF RETIRED PERSONNEL) SO THAT DEFENSE
    FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING SERVICE–CLEVELAND CENTER CAN BUILD THE
    RETIRED ACCOUNT.

    4.B.3. (U) EXAMPLES OF SOLDIERS ELIGIBLE FOR THE PROGRAM INCLUDE,


    BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:
    4.B.3.A. (U) RETIRING OFFICERS WHO ARE UNABLE TO OBTAIN A MANDATORY
    RETIREMENT DATE EXTENSION.

    4.B.3.B. (U) ACTIVE GUARD RESERVE SOLDIERS WHO WERE SELECTED FOR
    RELEASE FROM ACTIVE DUTY (REFRAD) THROUGH A REFRAD BOARD AND
    ARE RETIREMENT ELIGIBLE (REFRAD BOARDS ARE QUANTITATIVE BOARDS,
    LIMITATIONS EXIST FOR QUALITATIVE BOARDS).

    4.B.3.C. (U) SOLDIERS RETIRED FOR DISABILITY (CATEGORY III: INCLUDES


    RETIREES FOR DISABILITY OR ANY RETIREE OVER THE AGE OF 60), AS AGE
    OR DISABILITY MAY NOT BE THE SOLE BASIS FOR EXCLUDING A RETIRED
    SERVICEMEMBER.

    4.B.3.D. (U) RETIREES ON THE RETIRED LIST OR IN THE RETIRED RESERVE.

    4.C. (U) INELIGIBILITY. REGULAR ARMY OFFICERS WHO ARE RECOMMENDED


    FOR SELECTIVE EARLY RETIREMENT BY A BOARD CONVENED UNDER
    SECTION 611(B), TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE (10 USC 611(B)) ARE
    INELIGIBLE FOR RETIREE RECALL PURSUANT TO 10 USC 688. THIS
    INELIGIBILITY ALSO EXTENDS TO AN OFFICER WHO IS NOTIFIED THAT HE OR
    SHE IS BEING CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD AND SUBSEQUENTLY REQUESTED
    RETIREMENT PRIOR TO THE BOARD CONVENING DATE AND WAS RETIRED
    BASED ON THE REQUEST.

    5. (U) IMPLEMENTATION.

    5.A. (U) REQUISITIONING FOR FILL BY RETIREE RECALL IS ACCOMPLISHED BY


    TWO METHODS:

    5.A.1. (U) A BY-NAME REQUEST. A COMMAND MAY CHOOSE TO REQUEST A


    CURRENT RETIREE OR A RETIREMENT ELIGIBLE SOLDIER FOR
    CONSIDERATION. IN EITHER CASE, THE BY-NAME REQUEST IS VOLUNTARY
    FOR THE INDIVIDUAL UNDER CONSIDERATION.

    5.A.2. (U) A BY-REQUIREMENT REQUEST. BY-REQUIREMENT REQUESTS MAY


    BE ADVERTISED THROUGH THE COMMON ACCESS CARD (CAC)-ENABLED
    ARMY MOBILIZATION COMMON OPERATING PICTURE (MOBCOP) SYSTEM VIA
    THE TOUR-OF-DUTY PORTAL AND THE NON-CAC ENABLED SITE CARRERA
    (ABLE TO VIEW POSITIONS ANYWHERE VIA A DS LOGIN) FOR CURRENTLY
    SERVING, RETIREMENT ELIGIBLE SOLDIERS. IN ADDITION, ARMY RETIREMENT
    SERVICES WILL POST OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE FOR CURRENT RETIREES
    THROUGH ITS MEDIA CHANNELS.

    5.B. (U) POSITIONS ADVERTISED IN TOUR-OF-DUTY OR CARRERA WILL NOT BE


    PROCESSED THROUGH EITHER SITE. INSTEAD, INSTRUCTIONS WILL BE
    PROVIDED TO CONTACT THE COMMAND THAT POSTED THE POSITION FOR
    CONSIDERATION.

    5.C. (U) RETIREE RECALL POSITIONS POSTED IN TOUR-OF-DUTY AND


    CARERRA WILL BE STAND-ALONE AND WILL NOT BE SELECTED IN
    CONJUNCTION WITH ANY OTHER ACTIVE DUTY–OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
    OPTION. POSITIONS BUILT IN TOUR-OF-DUTY WILL POPULATE INTO CARERRA.
    RETIREE RECALLS ARE FOR AUTHORIZED REGULAR ARMY VACANCIES ONLY.

    5.D. (U) PROCESSING.

    5.D.1. (U) THE FORCE REQUESTOR IDENTIFIES A CRITICAL VACANCY. ARMY


    CURRENT MANNING GUIDANCE PLAYS A PART IN DETERMINING CRITICALITY;
    HOWEVER, A CHANGE IN MISSION OR OTHER DEMAND MAY DRIVE A
    REQUEST. AFTER IDENTIFYING THE CRITICAL VACANCY, FORCE REQUESTORS
    MAY ISSUE A BY-REQUIREMENT REQUEST OR SUBMIT A BY-NAME REQUEST IF
    THERE IS A SPECIFIC IDENTIFIED CANDIDATE. IN EITHER CASE, THE FORCE
    REQUESTOR WILL EVALUATE POTENTIAL CANDIDATES AND UPON FINAL
    DETERMINATION, SUBMIT ONLY ONE CANDIDATE PER CRITICAL VACANCY.

    5.D.2. (U) ONCE THE FORCE REQUESTOR IDENTIFIES THE POTENTIAL RETIREE
    RECALL, THAT INDIVIDUAL MUST COMPLETE THE RETIREE RECALL PACKET
    AND SUBMIT THE PACKET DIRECTLY TO HUMAN RESOURCES COMMAND
    (HRC).

    5.D.3. (U) HRC CONDUCTS THE INITIAL SCREENING OF THE RECALL REQUEST,
    BUILDS THE PACKET, AND FORWARDS IT TO THE DIRECTOR, MILITARY
    PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (DMPM). AT THAT TIME, THE PACKET WILL BE
    STAFFED FOR A LEGAL REVIEW AND SUBMITTED THROUGH THE DEPUTY
    CHIEF OF STAFF (DCS), G–1 FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE ARMY
    (MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS) APPROVAL. THIS FINAL PART OF THE
    PROCESS TAKES 45 TO 60 DAYS TO COMPLETE.

    5.D.4. (U) RETIRED SOLDIERS VOLUNTARILY ORDERED TO AD IN SUPPORT OF


    PEACETIME OPERATIONS WILL NORMALLY REMAIN ON AD FROM 1 TO 2
    YEARS. RETIRED AVIATION OFFICERS ARE GENERALLY RECALLED FOR A
    MINIMUM OF 2 YEARS AND A MAXIMUM OF 3 YEARS.

    5.D.5. (U) A RECALLED RETIREE’S REPORT LOCATION FOR IN-PROCESSING


    WILL BE DETAILED ON AD ORDERS. FAILURE TO REPORT TO THE LOCATION
    SPECIFIED WILL NEGATIVELY IMPACT THE TOUR. WHEN RETIRED SOLDIERS
    ARE IDENTIFIED AS ABSENT, THE COMMAND WILL FOLLOW THE PROCEDURES
    FOR ABSENT-UNKNOWN SOLDIERS PURSUANT TO REFERENCE 1.F FOR
    NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES. IN ADDITION TO THESE PROCEDURES, THE
    ORDER WILL BE RE-SENT TO THE MOST RECENT MAILING ADDRESS. THOSE
    WHO FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE SECOND NOTIFICATION WILL BE REPORTED
    AS DESERTERS.
    5.E. (U) APPLICATION FOR RETIREE RECALLS.

    5.E.1. (U) RETIREE RECALL APPLICANTS WILL PROVIDE ALL REQUIRED


    INFORMATION TO THE REQUESTING COMMAND. THE REQUESTING COMMAND
    WILL SUBMIT ALL RETIREE RECALL PACKETS TO
    [email protected].
    COMMERCIAL PHONE AT HRC FOR RETIREE RECALLS IS 502–613–4911.

    5.E.2. (U) ROUTING INSTRUCTIONS AND SEVERAL FREQUENTLY ASKED


    QUESTIONS FOR THE RETIREE RECALL PROGRAM MAY BE FOUND AT THE
    FOLLOWING ADDRESS ON THE HRC WEBSITE:
    HTTPS://WWW.HRC.ARMY.MIL/CONTENT/RETIREE%20RECALL.

    6. (U) REQUIREMENTS.

    6.A. (U) REQUIRED DOCUMENTS:

    6.A.1. (U) O7/SES-EQUIVALENT COMMAND JUSTIFICATION MEMORANDUM.

    6.A.2. (U) DA FORM 160 (APPLICATION FOR ACTIVE DUTY).

    6.A.3. (U) DA FORM 5500 (BODY FAT CONTENT WORKSHEET (MALE)) OR DA


    FORM 5501 (BODY FAT CONTENT WORKSHEET (FEMALE)).

    6.A.4. (U) DA FORM 7349 (INITIAL MEDICAL REVIEW–ANNUAL MEDICAL


    CERTIFICATE) OR CURRENT PERIODIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT (FOR
    CONSECUTIVE TOURS).

    6.A.5. (U) SECURITY CLEARANCE LEVEL AND DATE.

    6.A.6. (U) RETIREMENT ORDER OR DD FORM 214 (CERTIFICATE OF UNIFORMED


    SERVICE).

    6.A.7. (U) FORCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WEBSITE (FMS WEB) PRINTOUT


    IDENTIFYING THE VACANT POSITION.

    6.B. (U) RETIREE RECALLS MUST MEET THE STANDARDS OF MEDICAL FITNESS
    SET FORTH IN AR 40–501.

    6.C. (U) RETIREE RECALLS MUST MAINTAIN PERSONAL FITNESS AND STAY
    WITHIN ARMY WEIGHT/BODY FAT STANDARDS DURING PERIOD OF AD.

    7. (U) BENEFITS AND ENTITLEMENTS.

    7.A. (U) PAY AND ENTITLEMENTS ARE THE SAME AS ANY OTHER SOLDIER
    CURRENTLY ON AD. CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES AND OUTSIDE THE
    CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES TOURS FOLLOW THE RULES AS OUTLINED IN
    THE JOINT TRAVEL REGULATIONS.

    7.B. (U) IF YOU HAVE A DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS (VA) DISABILITY


    RATING AND ARE RECEIVING COMPENSATION THROUGH THE VA, THE
    DISABILITY PAYMENTS WILL CEASE WHILE ON RETIREE RECALL ORDERS. YOU
    MAY ONLY RECEIVE ONE FORM OF COMPENSATION WHILE ON AD. USUALLY,
    THAT WILL MEAN AD PAY AND ALLOWANCES. YOUR RETIREMENT PAY WILL BE
    SUSPENDED. YOU MUST NOTIFY VA OF YOUR ACTIVE SERVICE AND MAKE A
    PAY ELECTION (SUSPEND YOUR DISABILITY PAYMENTS). FAILURE TO DO SO
    WILL RESULT IN COLLECTION ACTIONS FOR OVERPAYMENT.

    7.C. (U) YOU MUST CONTACT VA UPON COMPLETION OF AD TO REINSTATE


    YOUR DISABILITY BENEFITS.

    7.D. (U) SOLDIERS’ AND SAILORS’ CIVIL RELIEF ACT APPLIES TO ALL RETIRED
    SOLDIERS ORDERED TO AD.

    7.E. (U) PROTECTION UNDER UNIFORMED SERVICES REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS


    ACT APPLIES TO ALL RETIRED SOLDIERS ORDERED TO AD.

    7.F. (U) RECALLED PERSONNEL DO NOT RECEIVE ADDITIONAL ENTITLEMENTS


    TO EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS, UNLESS SPECIFICALLY PROVIDED FOR BY
    CONGRESSIONAL ACTION.

    7.G. (U) RECALLED PERSONNEL ORDERED TO AD ARE AUTOMATICALLY


    ENROLLED IN SERVICEMEMBERS’ GROUP LIFE INSURANCE (UNLESS
    DECLINED).

    7.H. (U) SURVIVOR BENEFIT PLAN (SBP) LAW STIPULATES A SOLDIER


    TYPICALLY MAY NOT CHANGE PREVIOUS SBP ELECTION, HOWEVER COST OF
    COVERAGE IS SUSPENDED UNTIL SOLDIER IS RELEASED FROM AD.

    7.I. (U) ONCE AD PERIOD IS COMPLETE, RETIRED PAY WILL BE RECALCULATED


    BASED ON:

    7.I.1. (U) HIGHER GRADE TO WHICH APPOINTED WHILE ON AD, IF APPLICABLE.

    7.I.2. (U) DISABILITY INCURRED OR AGGRAVATED.

    7.I.3. (U) LENGTH OF SERVICE ON AD.

    8. (U) POINT OF CONTACT FOR THIS MESSAGE IS DCS G–1, DMPM (DAPE–MPM–
    MM) VIA EMAIL AT USARMY.PENTAGON.HQDA-DCS-G-1.MBX.MOBILIZATION-
    [email protected].
    9. (U) THIS ALARACT MESSAGE EXPIRES ON 15 MARCH 2025.

    ATTACHMENTS (U):

    1. (U) RETIREE RECALL PRIMER

    2. (U) RETIREE RECALL PROCESS FLOW CHART AND PROGRAM OVERVIEW


    CHART

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