LTC Private RallyPoint Member5624378<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Any pitfalls for a gray area retiree currently in the Retired Reserve transferring back into Select Reserve as enlisted? Total of 25 years prior service including USNR enlisted service and subsequent USAR service as officer. Would SM retire a second time when hit MRD or at age 60? Any other issues or concerns with pay, rank, benefits or retirement?Are there any pitfalls for a gray area retiree (O5) currently in the Retired Reserve transferring back into Select Reserve (TPU) as enlisted?2020-03-03T15:46:46-05:00LTC Private RallyPoint Member5624378<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Any pitfalls for a gray area retiree currently in the Retired Reserve transferring back into Select Reserve as enlisted? Total of 25 years prior service including USNR enlisted service and subsequent USAR service as officer. Would SM retire a second time when hit MRD or at age 60? Any other issues or concerns with pay, rank, benefits or retirement?Are there any pitfalls for a gray area retiree (O5) currently in the Retired Reserve transferring back into Select Reserve (TPU) as enlisted?2020-03-03T15:46:46-05:002020-03-03T15:46:46-05:00LTC Private RallyPoint Member5624394<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>That's one way to get more points.Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 3 at 2020 3:54 PM2020-03-03T15:54:12-05:002020-03-03T15:54:12-05:00SFC Private RallyPoint Member5624655<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I had someone in OIF2 with me who retired as an O4 (about 10 years earlier) and enlisted as an E5 just to deploy. When you retire the second time you get retired at the previously held rank when it's higherResponse by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 3 at 2020 5:17 PM2020-03-03T17:17:44-05:002020-03-03T17:17:44-05:00LTC Private RallyPoint Member5627374<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>why come back in as enlisted instead of officer? 25 years prior service with some of that being enlisted time you haven't hit MRD on commissioned service. Unless you just want to get back in for points and are happy being an E4 and doing all the crappy things an E4 has to do.Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 4 at 2020 11:29 AM2020-03-04T11:29:26-05:002020-03-04T11:29:26-05:00PO1 Orlando Miller5627949<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>SMH... I got nothingResponse by PO1 Orlando Miller made Mar 4 at 2020 2:29 PM2020-03-04T14:29:42-05:002020-03-04T14:29:42-05:00Lt Col Jim Coe5628229<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I'm not an expert on the Reserve Component, but why in the world you want to return to active duty or reserve duty at a lower rank? Why not look into ways you could be recalled to active or reserve duty at your current rank. I know some folks who were recalled from the retired list after 9/11 because they volunteered. Retired rated officers were recalled to take on staff jobs requiring rated experience thus allowing younger aircrew members the opportunity to return to flying. Before DOPMA, twice-passed-over officers kept their reserve commission and served on active duty as NCOs to finish out their 20 years of service and then retired at the highest pay grade held. Consequently, you might see Tech Sergeant with Command Pilot Wings. He would later retire with 20 years total service as an O-4 (twice passed over for O-5).Response by Lt Col Jim Coe made Mar 4 at 2020 4:15 PM2020-03-04T16:15:38-05:002020-03-04T16:15:38-05:00COL David Turk5630787<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Tangent question. Some of the comments refence coming back as an E-4. Where is this coming from? The ones I’m personally aware of came back as E-6’s, although this was some time ago. It was not unusual to see rifted officers come back as senior NCO’s (to earn a retirement and/or retirement points).Response by COL David Turk made Mar 5 at 2020 9:30 AM2020-03-05T09:30:40-05:002020-03-05T09:30:40-05:00LTC John Shaw5631433<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I decided against remaining in the active reserve and reverting back to E-5. As much as I enjoyed my reserve duty I was ready to spend time w/ family after 31 years. You become a 'grey' area retiree and you have some benefits but no pay and no health care. If you are young enough you can focus on WOC school if you are in a technical branch. If warrant is not an option for you then you need to be willing to pursue E-5 to E-6, ready for NCO schools? Your leadership will be much different than it was as an O-5. I think that transition would be difficult but possible.Response by LTC John Shaw made Mar 5 at 2020 1:20 PM2020-03-05T13:20:45-05:002020-03-05T13:20:45-05:002020-03-03T15:46:46-05:00