USASC

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USASCFG RETENTION BRANCH

• SGM SIMMONS 791-7387
• COMMAND CAREER COUNSLEOR
• MSG Putnam 791-1944
• Senior Reserve Component Career Counselor
• SFC KNIGHT 791-6008
• OPERATION SERGEANT

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GOALS

• Reenlist on a long term basis sufficient number
  of highly qualified Active Army soldiers
• Enlist or transfer sufficient number of highly
  qualified separating soldiers and officers into
  the RC consistent within geographic constraints
• Achieve and maintain force alignment through the
  retention, transfer and reclassifying highly
  qualified soldiers into critical skills and
  locations
• Support special programs such as USMAPS, ROTC
  Green to Gold, WOC, OCS, HRAP, West Point, and
  AMEDD

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SUCCESS

• SUCCESS IS MEASURED BY THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE
  COMMANDERS MISSION
• RETENTION SUCCESS IS A DIRECT INDICATOR OF THE
  QUALITY OF LEADERSHIP IN AN ORGANIZATION
• THE INVOLVEMENT OF ALL LEADERS, BOTH OFFICERS
  AND NCOs ARE ESSENTIAL FOR A SUCCESSFUL RETENTION
  PROGRAM

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RESPONSIBILITIES

• The Army Retention Program is a Commanders
  program
• Commanders are the Retention Officer for their
  specific command (This duty can not be
  delegated)
• CSM and 1SG are the Senior Retention NCO for
  his/her unit
• The Active Army Career Counselor is the program
  administrator and expert technical advisor to the
  Commander and CSM on all reenlistment aspects of
  the Army Retention program

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COMPANY COMMANDERS RESPONSIBILITIES

• CONDUCT REENLISMENT INTERVIEWS
• MAINTAIN REENLISTMENT STATISTICS
• INSPECT DA FORM 4591R MONTHLY
• ESTABLISH RETENTION INCENTIVE PROGRAM
• ENCOURAGE ATTENDANCE AT RETENTION CEREMONIES
• PROVIDE THE UNIT REENLISTMENT NCO THE TIME AND
  RESOURCES FOR RETENTION DUTIES AND RETENTION
  TRAINING
• REHABILITATE SUBSTANDARD SOLDIERS

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COMPANY REENLISTMENT NCO RESPONSIBILITIES

• ADVISOR TO THE COMMANDER/1SG
• MAINTAIN REENLISTMENT STATISTICS
• MAINTAIN DA 4591R FILE
• COORDINATE REENLISTMENT CEREMONIES
• MAINTAIN UNIT RETENTION BULLETIN BOARD
• PREPARE BAR TO REENLISTMENT CERTICATE
• WORK CLOSELY WITH THE ACTIVE AND RESERVCE
  COMPONENT CAREER COUNSELOR

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CAREER COUNSELOR RESPONSIBILITIES

• ADVISE THE COMMANDER
• DETERMINE REENLISTMENT/EXTENSION ELIGIBILITY BY
  THOROUGHLY SCREENING (OMPF) AND (MPRJ)
• PREPARE ALL RETENTION DOCUMENTS
• CONDUCT INTERVIEWS/STAFF ASSISTANCE VISITS
• GIVE BRIEFING TO OFFICERS AND NCOS
• RETENTION UPDATE, CHANGES, SRBS, ETC...
• SUPERVISE UNIT REENLISTMENT NCO
• COORDINATE WITH OR ACT AS A TRANSITION NCO
• PREPARE AND CONDUCT FORMAL TRAINING AND CONDUCT
  INSPECTIONS

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GAME PLAN

• MANAGE/REFINE ELIGIBILITY ROSTERS
• MANAGE DA 4591R FILE
• SIDPERS/ERUP 10
• CLOSE LOOP
• EFFECTIVE COUNSELING
• CREATIVE SELLING

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MISSION

• ELIGIBILITY ROSTERS
• ERUP CODES
• REENLISTMENT WINDOW
• ARMY/MACOM/CORP/INSTALLATION/BDE/BN/CO
• FAIR SHARE

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ACTIVE COMPONENT MISSION

• INITIAL TERM (ERUPS OF 10)
• MID-CAREER (ERUPS OF 10)
• FY ETS (ERUPS OF 10)

RESERVE COMPONENT MISSION

• SPC/CPL/SGT

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Reenlistment options

• Reenlistment window 12 months from ETS(process 13
  months out)
• Regular Army
• Current Station of Choice
• Army Training Reenlistment Option (MOS SQI)
• Overseas Assignment Reenlistment Option
• Conus Station of Choice Reenlistment Option
• Local Commanders can not denial reenlistment only
  HQDA

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RETENTION CONTROL POINTS

• SPC......................................10 YEARS
• SPC (P)................................15 YEARS
• SGT......................................15 YEARS
• SGT (P)................................20 YEARS
• SSG......................................20 YEARS
• SSG(P).................................24 YEARS
• SFC......................................24 YEARS
• SFC(P).................................26 YEARS
• MSG.....................................26 YEARS
• MSG(P)................................30 YEARS
• SGM/CSM............................30 YEARS

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INSPECTION PROGRAM

• Quarterly Bn and Company Staff Assistance Visits
  IAW AR 601-280
• Company Commanders must review the unit
  reenlistment book monthly and annotate the record
  of inspection sheet DA Form 4591-2
• Unit reenlistment incentives must be announced
  in writing and implemented by the current
  commander. No duplication of higher HQ
  incentives.

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TOOLS

• CAREER COUNSELORS (ACTIVE/RESERVE)
• RETAIN
• COMMANDERS OVERRIDE
• SRB/TSRB PROGRAM
• BEAR PROGRAM
• EXCELLENCE IN RETENTION PROGRAM
• INDEFINITE REENLISTMENT PROGRAM

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COMMNADERS REHABILITATION PROGRAM

• Purpose rehabilitation tool, deny reenlistment
  and deny re-entry
• Criteria unattainable, unsuitable and single
  soldiers/in-service couples without dependent
  family care plan
• Remove from promotion list
• Reviewed every 90days must initiate separation
  action after the second review
• Soldiers can not request separation under chap
  16-5, commander must separate under the correct
  chapter.
• Mandatory Initiation of Bar to Reenlistment
• unsatisfactory progress in weight control
  program
• 2 consecutive APFT failures
• Removed for cause from NCOES course
• Declination of Continue Service Statement (DCSS)

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SPECIAL RECRUITING MISSIONS

• GREEN TO GOLD (ROTC)
• USMAPS
• OCS AND WOC
• RECRUIT THE RECRUITER
• SPECIAL FORCES
• DELTA FORCE
• HRAP