Army Retention Program Flashcards
What regulation covers the Army Retention Program?
AR 601-280
Who’s responsibility is the Army Retention Program
Commanders’
What are the goals of the Army Retention Program?
Reenlist sufficient numbers of highly qualified Active Army soldiers Enlist or transfer sufficient numbers of qualified soldiers to RC units Achieve and maintain Army force alignment Adequately support special programs (USMAPS; ROTC G2G)
What form is used to REQUEST FOR REENLISTMENT OR EXTENSION IN THE REGULAR ARMY?
DA 3340-R
What form is used for the OATH OF EXTENSION OF ENLISTMENT?
DA 1695
What is an SRB?
(Selective Reenlistment Bonus) retention incentive paid to soldiers in certain selected MOSs who reenlist for a minimum of 3 years.
What should Commander’s use to evaluate all potential reenlistees?
“whole person” concept
What guidelines assist Commander’s with the “whole person” concept?
(1) Recent nonjudicial punishment.
(2) Repetitive nonjudicial punishment.
(3) Low aptitude area scores.
(4) Low education achievement in combination with a 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) A combination of any or all of the above factors.
What is the BEAR program?
Bonus Extension and Retraining program; assists in force alignment -allows eligible soldiers an opportunity to extend their enlistment for formal retraining into a shortage MOS that is presently in the SRB Program and, upon completion of retraining, to be awarded the new PMOS, reenlist, and receive an SRB in the newly awarded PMOS.
What is a Bar to Reenlistment used for?
to put a soldier on notice that-
(1) He or she is not a candidate for reenlistment.
(2) He or she may be a candidate for separation if the circumstances that led to the Bar to Reenlistment are not overcome. Soldiers will be advised exactly what is expected in order to overcome the Bar to Reenlistment and be given explicit timetables to overcome the reasons for the bar.
Individual characteristics Commanders should be especially alert as to whether to afford continued military service (Bar to Reenlistment considerations):
- Untrainable soldiers (loss of MOS, 2nd APFT failure, Weapons qualification)
- Unsuitable soldiers
- Soldiers with dependent family members (approved family action plan)
- Soldiers whom a Bar to Reenlistment may be initiated (AWOL, loss of equipment, substandard personal hygiene, Article 15’s, ETC)
- removal/failure from NCOES courses
What form is used by Commanders for a BAR TO REENLISTMENT CERTIFICATE?
DA Form 4126-R
What should Commanders and Career Counselors use as a management tool to effectively guide soldiers through their Army careers?
Reenlistment Data Card (DA 1315)
Who can initiate a Bar to Reenlistment?
Any commander in a soldier’s chain of command
Who can lift a Bar to Reenlistment?
Same authority who approved it, with written recommendation from unit commander.
