The United States Army is now begging veterans to return to service as the military suffers a major recruiting crisis.
The move to bring back retired soldiers was revealed in a service-wide directive published last week.
The All Army Activities (ALARACT) document describes how Army retirees can find and apply for open positions and aims to maintain a sufficient number of personnel to fill all of the Army’s authorized positions.
The message comes as the service has publicly acknowledged struggles to balance a shrinking workforce with the demands of sprawling global mission sets as recruitment woes persist for a third year in a row.
“A review of commands’ requests for [the] fill of authorized personnel vacancies, in conjunction with current Army manning guidance, prompted review of how the Army can fill key and critical position vacancies,” says a key part of the ALARACT document.
“The retiree recall program can be an effective tool to fill personnel shortages of authorized regular Army vacancies that are considered key and essential.”
The document also cites Executive Order 13223 from the Bush administration in 2001, The Daily Caller reported.
The news has led to widespread mockery on social media:
This entire thing we are going through is contrived. There is no reason for it at all. The war in Ukrainian was deliberate.
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— Patrick Byrne (@PatrickByrne) March 22, 2024
ALARACT
They're trying to screw over veterans 😡
Stay vigilant out there. pic.twitter.com/HqcwGvsBYd— Not A Number (@myhiddenvalue) March 25, 2024
Are American Troops About To Be Sent To War?
NEW 3/2024: “Army ALARACT” Recall Of Retirees Messages Sent Out (UTILIZATION OF THE ARMY RETIREE RECALL PROGRAM)
“I had to look it up myself. Bro, they're actually serious. That's crazy. — now they're calling about the retirees? Oh… pic.twitter.com/XhHYa6D3iQ
— Wall Street Apes (@WallStreetApes) March 24, 2024
Anyone want to explain why Biden is Recalling #ARMY RETIREES, including disabled #Veterans, to return to active duty⁉️ look it up. It’s happening. #ALARACT2024 pic.twitter.com/TmFju4U1ms
— ♥️ Joy Reborn ♥️ (@RedRising11) March 24, 2024
What’s the real reason behind this military recall to vets? failure to report will result in being classified as a deserter. https://t.co/5tRHLyBSwI
Full video https://t.co/YjA0ebHncD#Alaract #Vets #AmericaFirst pic.twitter.com/LpOmjqEGRT
— Dani🇺🇸🇮🇹 (@Dani06548474) March 24, 2024
According to TimesNow, the army has yet to make a public statement about the ALARACT document.
Notably, the US Army War College’s academic journal released a highly disturbing essay last September.
The essay made the case to reinstate conscription.
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