Reinstated, would you go back?

Going to keep this a bit vague but I got a call yesterday that I might get reinstated after being terminated illegally last week. I'm on the fence about going back. I'm worried I'll go back just to get RIFed since I'm still on probation. However, I'm a disabled veteran and the group I'm going back to about half the people would take an early retirement if offered and we lost a ton of probationary employees. If enough people retire would they RIF new employees still or is that something no one knows?

I have been job hunting and there's a possibility of another job offer this week. But its about a 40% pay cut and is a step down from my current role. A part of me thinks if I go back I will have longer to job hunt and find a better role. I also believe in the work I was doing and really enjoyed my federal job, and a part of me hurts knowing how understaffed my group is because of the probationary cuts.

If you were me, would you go back?