Just to be clear, under the 1870 dual-officeholding ban, Rear Admiral Jackson will have to resign from the Navy before he can be sworn in as Secretary of Veterans Affairs.https://twitter.com/steve_vladeck/status/979120370086285314 …
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Replying to @steve_vladeck
He can retire, right? Doesn’t have to resign his commission.
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Replying to @michelepoole95
Yes—or retire, assuming he’s eligible to do so...
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Replying to @steve_vladeck @michelepoole95
Per his bio, "He began his active duty naval service in 1995 at the Portsmouth Naval Medical Center in Virginia, where he completed his internship in transitional medicine."
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Chris Geidner Retweeted Carol Rosenberg
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Carol RosenbergVerified account @carolrosenbergCrowdsource: White House doctor Ronny Jackson became a one-star admiral less than two years ago. Does he have to retire from the Navy to run the VA, and if he’s out in less than two years does he retire as a captain ineligible for a Pentagon waiver? pic.twitter.com/HV55DJPOID1 reply 3 retweets 3 likes -
I think you have to spend two years in grade to even be considered for a waiver by the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness to retire as a flag.
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Thanks! Yeah, that was not questioning you at all. Was more just adding that further wrinkle to the earlier thread.
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