[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 32, Volume 1] [Revised as of July 1, 2003] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 32CFR64.4] [Page 313] TITLE 32--NATIONAL DEFENSE CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE PART 64--MANAGEMENT AND MOBILIZATION OF REGULAR AND RESERVE RETIRED MILITARY MEMBERS--Table of Contents Sec. 64.4 Policy. It is DoD policy that military retirees shall be ordered to active duty (as needed) to fill personnel shortfalls due to mobilization or other emergencies, as described in 10 U.S.C. 672 and 688. DoD Components and the Coast Guard shall plan to use as many retirees, as necessary, to meet national security needs. Military retirees may be used as follows: (a) To fill shortages in, or to augment, deployed or deploying units. (b) To fill shortages in, or to augment, supporting units and activities in the Continental United States (CONUS), Alaska, and Hawaii. (c) To release other military members for deployment overseas. (d) Subject to the limitations of 10 U.S.C. 973, to fill Federal civilian workforce shortages within the Department of Defense, the Coast Guard, or other Government entities. (e) To meet national security needs in organizations outside the Department of Defense with Defense-related missions.