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4–7. General. All Soldiers qualified for and desiring extensions will be counseled by the servicing

Retention NCO/Career Counselor that reenlistment is normally preferable over an extension of enlistment to meet additional service obligations. Additionally:

a. Extensions are posted to military personnel records immediately. However, the actual effective date of the extension is the date following the Soldier’s current ETS.

b. The Defense Finance and Accounting System (DFAS) posts the extended ETS on the Soldier’s automated finance record. However, the new extended ETS date does not appear on the Soldier’s Leave and Earnings Statement (LES) until the current month of ETS (as reflected by DD Form 4 series).

Soldiers are strongly encouraged to verify the posting of the transaction through his/her servicing Career Counselor prior to the Soldier reaching 60 days of normal ETS to avoid being automatically removed from the finance and accounting system.

c. If, at the time of extension, Soldiers have a negative leave balance, it will be converted to excess leave and collected from their pay.

d. Soldiers have the option of cashing in accrued leave on the first extension of an enlistment. Payment for accrued leave will be received after the Soldier’s current ETS (as reflected by DD Form 4). The Soldier

should contact the servicing finance and accounting office (FAO) approximately 1-2 weeks before the date of the extension takes effect.

Note. (POL MSG 11-01)Soldiers will be advised to submit a DA Form 4187 to request payment of accrued leave. In section III, "Request for Personnel Action," check "other" and annotate "Cash in Accrued Leave." In Section IV, "remarks" will be annotated with "the number of days requested." Once the extension has started, Soldiers will not be authorized payment of accrued leave. Soldiers have the option to change their election prior to entering into the extension.

e. If a reenlistment bonus is involved, extensions will not be used to increase bonus entitlement. 4–8. Periods of Extension of Enlistment.

a. Individual extensions of enlistment are given in monthly increments, from 1 to a maximum of 23

months, for the minimum amount of time necessary to fulfill the authorized service requirement, (see Para 4-9b and 4-9m for exceptions).

b. Extensions for the Bonus Extension and Retraining (BEAR) Program and for Soldiers in the ranks of PFC, SPC, or CPL, who are on orders for long tour areas, may exceed 23 months, provided they do not exceed the retention control point for their rank at new ETS.

c. Although authorized, subsequent extensions are discouraged. In no case will the combined total of all extensions of the same enlistment exceed 48 months. If an authorized extension, when combined with any prior extensions of the current enlistment contract, would exceed the 48-month limitation,

commanders may request an exception to policy to permit reenlistment. Requests will be submitted to CG, HRC.

4–9. Reasons for Extensions of Enlistment. Requests for extension of enlistment described in this regulation may be approved for the following reasons. Upon receipt of the approved DA Form 3340-R and verification of eligibility, the servicing Career Counselor will obtain an extension control number (ECN) from Commander, HRC, via the RETAIN system. The ECN will be entered on the Soldier’s DA Form 1695. Extensions for purposes other than those listed in this paragraph will be evaluated by the Soldier’s immediate commander, approved as outlined and accomplished only when the Soldier is within the reenlistment eligibility window and will not exceed a cumulative total of 12 months on any one enlistment, unless otherwise specified. Extensions are not authorized once the Soldier is within 3 months of

scheduled ETS, except when prior approval has been obtained from CG, HRC (AHRC-EPF-R). a. Meeting SRRs. Extensions may be accomplished as prescribed in table 4-1. Soldiers within the reenlistment eligibility window and otherwise qualified, must reenlist to meet the SRR, they may not extend. Soldiers not otherwise qualified for reenlistment may be extended.

b. Retirement. AR 635-200, chapter 12, applies. Soldiers applying for retirement may be extended through the last day of the retirement month. DA Form 1695 (Oath of Extension) is not required. The retirement order will serve as documentary evidence of the approved extension. Extension Control Numbers (ECN) are not required for retirement extensions executed according to AR 635-200.

(POL MSG 11-01) The servicing Career Counselor is required to process an ETS transaction on RETAIN to reflect the last day of the retirement month in order to update the PERDB.

c. Extending to the retention control point according to rank and service criteria (see Para 3-8). Extension will not exceed 23 months and must be accomplished during the reenlistment window.

d. Reaching maximum age criteria of paragraph 3-8. Restrictions of c above apply.

e. Achieving reenlistment qualification under physical fitness testing as authorized in Para 3-8. Extension will not exceed 7 months and must be accomplished during the reenlistment window.

f. Graduating from the U.S. Army Regional Correctional Activity. Soldiers must serve 12 months after graduation before reenlistment may be authorized. Twelve months is the designated observation period. The first commander who is a commissioned officer in the chain of command will approve a request for extension to allow completion of the 12-month period. No further extension is authorized. This provision does not apply to USARCA graduates pending review of an un-remitted sentence to a punitive discharge since they are under suspension of favorable actions under AR 600-8-2.

g. Pending a personnel action. These may be for MOS reclassification, reassignment, evaluation by the Physical Performance Evaluation System, joint domicile (either spouse), or similar situation. Soldiers may be extended, if otherwise qualified, to await determination. Extension will not exceed 3 months and must be accomplished during the reenlistment window.

h. Weight control. Extending while under the weight control program per paragraph 3-8 of this regulation. The reason cited on the DA Form 1695 will be ―in the best interest of the service.‖

Note. Pregnant Soldiers who are otherwise qualified may be extended for the least amount of time necessary to comply with service remaining requirements, consistent with retention control point limitations for the Soldier’s rank. Authority for extensions that exceed 23 months is CG, HRC.

i. ASAP. Soldiers currently enrolled in the Army Alcohol and Drug Prevention and Control Program who need additional service to complete the program may be extended for the number of months needed by the commander exercising Special Court Martial Convening Authority (SPCMCA). The reason cited on the Oath of Extension of Enlistment will be ―in the best interest of the service.‖

j. (POL MSG 11-01) Contingency deployment conditions. Soldiers in a deploying unit, to include Soldiers required to reenlist for an indefinite period, may voluntarily extend to complete deployment period plus 3 months. Extension period cannot exceed 23 months. Soldiers affected by stop loss are not authorized to extend under this authority. Soldiers voluntarily extending to meet the time requirement for DEIP,

Deployment Extension Incentive Pay, program will refer to HQDA and MILPER messages.

k. (POL MSG 11-01) Married Army Couples Program. Soldiers in the Married Army Couples Program may extend to establish a common ETS month for the purpose of reenlistment processing for joint domicile consideration. This extension is authorized at any time prior to the normal reenlistment window but not when the Soldiers are within 3 months of scheduled ETS.

l. (POL MSG 11-01) Exceptions: Soldiers may extend whether or not they are reenlistment or extension qualified according to chapter 3. Soldiers who have nonwaiverable disqualifications, are flagged for failure of APFT, do not meet weight standards, or have a locally initiated bar to reenlistment, may extend when one of the below conditions exists. The approval authority for the following exceptions is the first commander who is a commissioned officer in the Soldier's chain of command. There is no requirement for processing a DA Form 3072 for Reenlistment/Promotion.

(1) A Soldier’s family member is ill (to include pregnancy) and requires medical care. Medical confirmation is required. Extension will not exceed 12 months.

(2) A Soldier has submitted request for exception or waiver to meet reenlistment eligibility criteria and ETS will occur before final determination is made by the waiver or exception approval authority. Extensions will be in 3-month increments only and will not exceed a total of 6 months. Extensions are not authorized once transfer point processing has begun.

(3) A Soldier has attained 18 but less than 20 years of active Federal service. Unless being separated for disciplinary or medical reasons, the Soldier may request extension to complete 20 years of active Federal service. Extension will not exceed 23 months and will be limited to the number of months necessary to complete 20 years of active service.

(4) A Soldier is within 90 days of ETS and in, or projected to be in, medical hold status past ETS. Medical confirmation is required. Confirmation will include the approximate amount of time past ETS required for completion of treatment and/or release from medical hold status as determined by competent medical authority. Extensions may be granted for days or a combination of months and days. Subsequent extensions are authorized as determined by medical authority and this regulation. (5) Soldiers denied reenlistment by ARMY G1 under the Qualitative Management Program may be extended as prescribed in applicable directives, provided otherwise qualified. Soldiers not otherwise qualified must obtain approved waiver of any disqualification from the appropriate waiver approval authority. Table 4-1 lists extension of enlistment criteria.

(6) Soldiers pending legal action, either military or civil, provided otherwise qualified, and recommended by the commander may be extended until final outcome of action.

(7) (POL MSG 11-01) Soldiers affected by Stop Loss/Stop Move who desire additional time to properly transition from the Army may execute a onetime extension. Soldier must be within 90 days of ETS and the extension will not exceed three months. Once a Soldier executes an extension for this reason any subsequent request for extension or reenlistment requires an exception to policy.

(8) (POL MSG 11-01) Soldiers in the U.S. Army Wounded Warrior Program (AW2) are authorized to extend to complete the MEB/PEB process. Extensions will not exceed 23 months. Career Counselors will utilize extension reason code "T", Convenience of the Government to execute these extensions.

m. (POL MSG 11-01) Soldiers affected by the Lautenberg Amendment. Soldiers who are seeking to reenlist and have a qualifying conviction under the Lautenberg Amendment (EDAS ASCO code of "L9"), may not reenlist but may be processed for an extension if otherwise qualified. Proof that the Soldier has initiated a request for expunction or pardon will be provided to the servicing Career Counselor prior to the Soldier executing the extension. The reason cited on the Oath of Extension of Enlistment will be

"Convenience of the Government."

4–10. Cancellation of extension. (POL MSG 11-01)

Extensions of enlistment contracts are considered a binding agreement between the Soldier and the U.S.Army; therefore, cancellation of extensions will not be performed except when the Soldier extended to meet the SRR but did not receive the benefit of the extension (e.g. executed an extension to comply with OCONUS orders and was subsequently deleted from the assignment by HRC). The servicing Career Counselor will review the Soldier’s qualifications and request, ensuring compliance with this regulation, and forward the request thru the Soldier’s chain of command to HRC (AHRC-EPF-P) for determination. a. (POL MSG 11-01) Rescind. b. (POL MSG 11-01) Rescind. c. (POL MSG 11-01) Rescind. d. (POL MSG 11-01) Rescind. e. (POL MSG 11-01) Rescind. f. (POL MSG 11-01) Rescind. g. (POL MSG 11-01) Rescind. h. (POL MSG 11-01) Rescind.