Retention

What is the Army Career Counseling System?

The Army Career Counseling System is designed to develop leaders, improve force alignment, and impact Army end strength

What is a Bar to reenlistment?

(a) It is not a punitive action but is designed for use as a rehabilitative tool (b) Imposition of a bar to reenlistment does not preclude administrative separation at a later date (c) The bar to reenlistment should be initiated prior to a separation or judicial and/or nonjudicial action

What are the authorized time periods for immediate re-enlistments in the Active Army?

2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 years, if otherwise qualified

What is Indefinite reenlistment?

A reenlistment period of an "indefinite or unspecified" term

What is Immediate reenlistment?

A voluntary second or subsequent enrollment in the R.A. as an enlisted Soldier immediately upon separation from active military service in the Army. This term represents a concurrent action in which the separation document is not given to a Soldier until the Soldier has reenlisted in the R.A.

What is a D.D. Form 4?

Enlistment/Re-enlistment Document

Soldiers with less than 10 years active Federal service will be reenlisted for 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 years of service, if otherwise qualified, and in accordance with H.Q.D.A. guidance. However, Soldiers in the rank of staff sergeant or higher having 10 or more years of active Federal service are only permitted to reenlist for what length of enlistment term?

For an indefinite period, unless otherwise specified by H.Q.D.A.

What increments of time are given to individual extensions of enlistment?

In monthly increments, from 1 to a maximum of 23 months, for the minimum amount of time necessary to fulfill the authorized service requirement

What is a Service remaining requirement (S.R.R.)?

It is an HQDA prerequisite for a Soldier to have a specified amount of remaining contractual service in order for an authorized action to be taken

What is the Army Career Counseling Process?

It is an on-going function that begins the day a Soldier enters the Army and continues throughout the Soldier's Army career

What is a D.A. Form 1695?

Oath of Extension of Enlistment

What is a D.A. Form 5689?

Oath of Re-enlistment

What is the Department of the Army (D.A.) policy regarding Army retention?

Only those Soldiers who have maintained a record of acceptable performance will be offered the privilege of reenlisting within the Active Army or transferring or enlisting into the R.C.

What is a D.A. Form 3340?

Request for Reenlistment or Extension in the Regular Army

What is an Un-trainable Soldiers?

Soldiers who are found lacking in abilities and aptitudes to the extent that they require frequent or continued special instruction or supervision

What is an Unsuitable Soldiers?

Soldiers who may exhibit their unsuitability through interests or habits that are detrimental to the maintenance of good order and discipline and who may have records of minor misconduct requiring repetitive corrective or disciplinary action

What is a D.A. Form 4789?

Statement of Entitlement to Selective Retention Bonus

Who determines qualifications for retention in the U.S. Army?

The Secretary of the ARMY

Who do Career counselors report directly to?

The command sergeant major

The Army retention program requires active involvement, support, and interest at all levels of command, including the senior non-commissioned officer (N.C.O.) corps. Who is the retention N.C.O. for their command?

The command sergeant major, as the senior enlisted Soldier in the command, is by virtue of his or her position the retention NCO for their command

What are Reenlistment options based on?

The status of a Soldier's P.M.O.S.

C.S.M.'s and/or S.G.M.'s may serve past 32 years active Federal purpose to complete nominative/specialized assignment requirements. However, what is the maximum years in which they may serve?

These Command sergeants major and/or sergeants major may remain on active duty up to 35 years total active Federal service or age 62, whichever occurs first

What do Career counselors do?

They advise and assist leaders and commanders in identifying potential attrition indicators and eliminating Soldiers not deserving further service in the Army

What is a D.A. Form 5612?

Certificate of Appreciation for Army Spouse (Of Re-enlistees)

Qualifying a Soldier for reenlistment has five steps. What are these steps taken to ensure that Soldiers being reenlisted meet all statutory and regulatory requirements for immediate reenlistment?

(1) Determination of eligibility for discharge (2) Determination of eligibility for reenlistment (3) Determination of eligibility for waiver(s), if necessary (4) Determination of reenlistment periods (5) Determination of eligibility for reenlistment option(s)

What are the factors considered under the "whole person" concept, serving as a commander's guideline to assist in evaluating the potential re-enlistee?

(1) Recent nonjudicial punishment (2) Repetitive nonjudicial punishment (3) Low aptitude area scores (4) Pattern of disciplinary incidents (5) Low evaluation reports (6) Slow rank progression resulting from a pattern of marginal conduct or performance (7) Potential for further service (8) Competency and duty performance (9) Leadership potential (10) Adherence to standards (11) A combination of any or all of the above factors

What are the goals of the Army Retention Program?

(1) Reenlist, on a long-term basis, sufficient numbers of highly qualified Active Army Soldiers in order to support end-strength and readiness requirements (2) Enlist, or transfer and assign sufficient numbers of highly qualified Soldiers who are separating from the R.A. into R.C. units, consistent within geographic constraints (3) Achieve and maintain Army force alignment through the retention, transfer, or enlistment of highly qualified Soldiers in critical skills and locations (4) Adequately support special programs such as the United States Military Academy Preparatory School (U.S.M.A.P.S.) and Reserve Officers' Training Corps (R.O.T.C.) Green to Gold programs

What are the duties of the Company retention N.C.O.?

(1) Serves as advisor on matters relating to the Army Retention Program, under the operational supervision of the Active Army career counselor and coordinate RC information with the R.C. career counselor (2) Maintains and provides monthly, quarterly, and fiscal year statistics for the commander (3) Reviews and maintains the retention data worksheets for all Soldiers. Screens local training records and rosters to obtain qualification data for retention actions and records. Special emphasis will be placed upon reporting and recording current reenlistment eligibility. Coordinates with career counselor on local RETAIN procedures to update I.M.R.E.P.R. codes on the enlisted master file (4) Coordinates all reenlistment, extension, and RC affiliation actions and ceremonies through the R.A. or R.C. career counselor, as appropriate (5) Assists the commander with preparation of bars to reenlistment on Soldiers not recommended for reenlistment, extension, or further service (6) Contacts and counsels Soldiers recommended for reenlistment, extension, and/or R.C. affiliation, including those requiring waivers, to give professional guidance (7) Prepares D.A. Form 3340 (Request for Reenlistment or Extension) for the Soldier's and commander's signatures (8) Coordinates, through R.A. career counselor to the servicing R.C. career counselor, referrals of eligible Soldiers declining reenlistment (9) Coordinates through the career counselor, with the servicing F.A.O., Soldiers due retention bonus entitlement payments, including S.R.B. anniversary payments, and payments of accrued leave, resulting from a previously executed extension of enlistment (D.A. Form 1695) (10) Maintains unit retention bulletin board, complete with latest retention information (S.R.B., incentive programs, and so on), as required by higher headquarters (11) Ensures sufficient R.P.I.'s are prominently displayed throughout the unit area

What is the Selective retention bonus (S.R.B.) program?

(a) It is a retention incentive paid to Soldiers who reenlist for a minimum of 3 years in a military skill designated as critical (b) The objective of the S.R.B. Program is to increase the number of re-enlistments in critical MOSs that do not have adequate retention levels to man the force (c) The bonus will be paid in addition to any other pay and allowances to which the Soldier is entitled

What A.R. covers the Army Retention Program?

A.R. 601-280

What Article of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (U.C.M.J.) will all Soldiers involved in processing re-enlistments pay close attention to?

Article 84

What is a D.A. Form 4126?

Bar to Reenlistment Certificate

What are the qualifications of a Soldier for reenlistment?

a. Age (non-waiverable) b. Citizenship (non-waiverable) c. Trainability and education (non-waiverable) d. Medical and physical fitness e. Weight control f. Rank g. Security clearance

When may a Soldier be discharged for immediate reenlistment?

a. At any time during the established reenlistment window, as directed by a H.Q.D.A. retention message. Election of this discharge option is available to all reenlistment eligible Soldiers. Upon reenlistment, Soldiers may elect to cash in accrued leave b. At any point prior to the prescribed reenlistment window when the Soldier incurs a service remaining requirement (S.R.R.) imposed by H.Q.D.A. that cannot be met on the current enlistment or with an extension of the current enlistment of less than 24 months. Soldiers who require 24 or more months to meet the S.R.R. may use a combination of reenlistment and extension to obtain the minimum time necessary to meet the S.R.R. Soldiers who incur a H.Q.D.A. S.R.R. and are entitled to an S.R.B. may reenlist for three to six years, if otherwise qualified. The new period of reenlistment must not expire earlier than the previous E.T.S. c. Soldiers who were approved for entry into the Bonus Extension and Retraining (B.E.A.R.) Program prior to 1 October 2013 may be discharged for immediate reenlistment upon completion of training under the BEAR Program. The new period of reenlistment must not expire earlier than the previous E.T.S.

What are the exceptions to qualifications for discharge for the purpose of immediate reenlistment?

a. When a Soldier is flagged, has a personal action for military occupational specialty (MOS) reclassification pending includes mandatory reclassification for loss of qualifications as defined by A.R. 614-200 or has a request for joint domicile (either spouse) pending. Soldiers may not reenlist until the pending personnel action has been completed b. When they are within 3 months of E.T.S., except for Soldiers whose application has been approved by Commander, H.R.C., Retention Management Division (A.H.R.C.-E.P.R.). Soldiers promoted to sergeant or staff sergeant within the 3-month window may, with unit commander approval, reenlist for any option for which qualified c. Soldiers restricted due to the 3-month window must process an exception to policy. Request for exception to 3-month windows will be forwarded through command channels to the first colonel in the Soldier's chain of command. If approval is supported, the commander will provide his or her comments, attached as an endorsement to DA Form 3340, through the installation senior career counselor to Commander, H.R.C. (A.H.R.C.-E.P.R..-P.), via RETAIN. Any commander that feels the exception to policy is unwarranted may disapprove the request and no further action is required d. Soldiers notified of selection for direct appointment or commission, or attendance at an officer training program such as Officer Candidate School or Warrant Officer Flight Training, will be processed differently