Posted on Mar 9, 2014
What is the correct way sign RET. as part of your signature after Retirement.
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I have seen. SFC (RET.) SHUFFY. SFC SHUFFY J. RET. SFC JOE SNUFFY RET.
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SFC Portier - this will help you out.
from:
AR 25-50
6–6. Retired military personnel
Retired military should follow the same rules as active personnel, except that no organization or branch of the Army
will be shown. Show retired status after the grade as follows:
a. All Army personnel, active or reserve component, retired for service, age, or physical disability and all personnel
on the Army of the United States Retired List, including regular Army personnel and non-regular Army personnel on
the Temporary Disability Retired List will use “USA Retired” (for example, A. B. Smith, COL (USA Retired)).
b. All personnel on the Officers Honorary Retired List will use “U.S. Army Retired (Hon).”
c. All Army reservists assigned to the U.S. Army Reserve (USAR) Control Group (Retired) will use “USA Retired.”
d. Army retirees serving as DA civilians will not use or refer to their military grade or rank except when referring to
their personal retirement actions.
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LTC Mark Overberg
Except the regulation is AR 25-50, Preparing and Managing Correspondence, par. 6-6.
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For Air Force, per AFH 33-337 (The Tongue and Quill Writing Guideline) "(rank) (full name), (Service Abbreviation), (Ret)"
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MSgt Brian Peter
Thank you, figured every branch would have their way. Haven't seen a Tongue and Quill for a few years.
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Maj James Tippins
I always look to see if the T&Q has been updated to doing it the way I do! ;->
James L. Tippins
Maj USAF, Ret
Rockledge, FL
James L. Tippins
Maj USAF, Ret
Rockledge, FL
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There are several ways. The most common is Name rank branch and then (Ret.)
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COL (Join to see)
You may be correct for Navy (not familiar with Navy regs), but Army Reg 25-50 (or at least its latest update) seems to indicate that Army retirees are to use rank but not branch.
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SMSgt Tim Wenger
Is that portion of Tongue and Quill describing an address block? Or is signature block (full name) ELLA M. NEAL, (rank) Lt Col, (Service Abbreviation) USAFR, (Ret) Ret? Also from Tongue and Quill.
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LT Caroline Rhoads
I have been signing like so: M. Initials LT/USNR/NC (Ret.) but I'm now trying to remember if it's LT/NC/USNR (Ret.) In their secure messaging part on myhealthevet, they print it as LT/NC/USNR. I'm all confused, but I have a cold, so...
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