Mar 26, 2020

Voluntary Recall of Retired Soldiers in Health Care Fields to Fight COVID-19

"...The Army has a message for its retirees: Uncle Sam wants you to help fight the novel coronavirus.

A message sent by Defense Finance and Accounting Services, which processes and dispenses retiree pay, asked troops who had previously served in specific health care specialties to consider "re-joining the team" to address the current pandemic crisis...

The Army, it states, is gauging the interest of retired officers, noncommissioned officers and more junior enlisted soldiers in assisting service efforts to treat the sometimes-deadly disease. The message does not specify whether retired troops would be returned to active status or serve in some other capacity.

The call was addressed to retirees from the following health care-specific military occupational specialties:..."

Read more at Military.com