WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following press release:
* Published Feb. 7, 2024
* Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs
ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) --
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 ...