Former Missouri governor and former Navy SEAL Eric Greitens says he will deploy with the Navy to the Middle East this year, according to a new report.

Greitens, who resigned from his post as governor last year, was placed on inactive status with the Standby Reserve after he was elected in 2017. His application in April to move to the selected reserves was approved and he will return to active status as a general unrestricted line officer, Navy Recruiting Command spokeswoman Lt. Cmdr. Jessica McNulty told the Kansas City Star.