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  • 2017-10-24 (xsd:date)
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  • Did President Donald Trump Amend an Executive Order to Recall 1,000 Retired Air Force Pilots? (en)
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  • On 20 October 2017, news outlets reported that President Donald Trump amended Executive Order 13223, which would effectively recall 1,000 retired Air Force pilots to active duty in a mini draft, raising concerns of a looming war: A popular pair of blog posts jumped to additional conclusions: Where former FBI director Robert Mueller stands on the Russia investigation and any ties to this executive order are conjecture at best. And no pilots have been called back into service at this point. Coverage of amendments to EO 13223 typically suggest or state outright that the Air Force pilots had been recalled out of necessity. Few actually quoted the concise order in full, and nothing in it gave the immediate impression any such mini-draft had occurred or was imminent. The order's amended portion (italicized) did not single out the Air Force, describe a specific recall of retired personnel, or mention the figure commonly attached to the rumor: The order affects §688 and §690 of U.S. Code Title 10, laws which, respectively, describe which retired servicemen and women could be recalled and the number of personnel that could be recalled under varying circumstances. A 20 October 2017 USA Today article seems to reveal how those figures and specifics may have become attached to the rumor, with a statement from a Pentagon spokesman that we have not confirmed independently: We were unable to locate a standalone statement made by Navy Cdr. Gary Ross. The Hill erroneously reported that it was provided to CNBC on 21 October 2017, but the first iteration we could locate appeared in the above-quoted USA Today item. It was unclear whether the statement was reported in full or truncated. However on 22 October 2017, Air Force spokeswoman Ann Stefanek denied any plans to exercise the authority granted by the order: Although outlets widely reported that President Trump amended EO 13223, resulting in the immediate recall of a thousand retired Air Force pilots, nearly all of the claim was based on conjecture. Initial reporting about both the order and a shortfall of Air Force pilots led to speculation that those vacancies would be filled immediately following the amendment, but on 22 October 2017 an Air Force spokesperson stated it had no plans to recall any retired personnel. Further rumors that the Air Force had rejected and was refusing to comply with terms of the executive order appeared to stem from a similar misunderstanding of one of the subsequent clarifications: (en)
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