What regulation covers information stating that you can retire from active duty (w/ retirement pay) and join the National Guard?

2017-01-08T10:53:37-05:00

Response by MAJ Jim Steven made Jan 8 at 2017 11:20 AM

2017-01-08T11:20:42-05:00

I always assumed that if I retired from active, but then joined Guard/Reserve that i would be cut off from retirement pay until around 65...in fact, that is why I am not in the Guard/Reserve
will be interested to read the responses...

Response by SFC A.M. Drake made Jan 9 at 2017 8:33 PM

2017-01-09T20:33:07-05:00

Sir,

If you retire from any Active Duty branch you are prohibited from rejoining the AR or NG you are coded as 4R on DD-214....with that being said the Army has an Retiree Recall for certain shortage jobs. I can get the exact regs for you tomorrow! Right now it's National Championship time!

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 18 at 2017 2:11 PM

2017-09-18T14:11:46-04:00

Once you retire you can not join guard or reserves, your RE Code on your DD214 is coded so you can't and there is no waver authorized as far as I know haven been a National Guard recruiter at one time unless changed

Response by LTC Mark Overberg made Jan 2 at 2018 9:56 PM

2018-01-02T21:56:14-05:00

There are limited situations where you can retire from active duty and then continue to serve in the Reserve Components. An example of why a member would do that is because he/she still wants to serve and can or to qualify for increased retired pay. An O-5 could receive a regular (active federal service) retirement, transfer to the Guard to accept a promotion to O-6, then qualify for a nonregular (RC) retirement and at age 60 (or less if he/she served qualifying time after 2008 in the RC) start collecting nonregular retirement pay as an O-6.