Currently National Guard Soldiers who qualify for reduced age retirement under 10 USC SEC 12731 , (f)(2)(A) and IAW NGB implementation guidance are not authorized concurrent receipt of military retiree health care under TRICARE until the retiree reaches age 60 no matter how early they start receiving their retired pay for non-regular retired pay. They must wait until they reach age 60 to be eligible for their entitled military retiree health care under TRICARE.

Recommend that the National Guard Association of the United States urges Congress to enact legislation to create a proper call to duty authority 10 USC 1074 (b) to authorize concurrent receipt of military retiree health care under TRICARE for the retiree and family for Soldiers who qualify for reduced age retirement based on performance of certain types of active service as prescribed in Title 10 USC 12731 (f).