This is unfortunate, however, not unheard of. As it says in the article, he didn't retire and opted to get out instead.

In your post, you said for retirees to watch out. This isn't correct. Here's an example why. I "retired" from the navy after twenty-one years of service. Now, at that time, I didn't actually retire. What I did was to be placed in the Fleet Reserve for another nine years. After those nine years I was officially retired. Add the two together and you will see that I did a total of thirty years. After those thirty years, I can't be recalled because of the contract I signed.

Another thing to remember is that the contracts that soldiers/sailors sign change from time to time. I believe that all of them say that if a person is under that contract and war or national emergency is declared, then the contract may be extended indefinantly -- that could mean any number of years.

It's really hard to know what situation this man is in without knowing what's in his contract.

Respectfully,

Tim