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I am supposed to deploy this year. My ets date has me getting out before the end of deployment. I am a squad leader and I want to deploy with my guys, but I am getting out of the army after. This isnt about if I want to get out or stay in. I want to know if its possible to just extend (roughly 6 months) to meet the deployment minimum. Because my battalion career counselor says the minimum is 12 months. After I get out I'm moving home to start a new job and adding that extra time could affect that. What I want to know is what is the minimum extension time and is there additional paperwork needed to have a shorter extension.
Deployment
Career Counselor
Retention
Retention NCO
ETS/EAS
Posted 5 y ago
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The deployment minimum is 90 days after your scheduled return, so your minimum extension would be nine months. You may want to round it up to a year because 90 days really isn't adequate time to transition out of the Army, especially if you plan on taking your transition leave. Having separated under the old ACAP program that you had to complete 90 days prior to ETS, 90 days is not enough time to transition. But if you choose to, you are eligible to extend under the reason of contingency operations. It's called a M extension and the reference is in DA Pam 601-280 5-5j
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6-7 months is the needed time to meet the 90 day post deployment time. The job and my family (wife, x3 kids) already being back home at that point are my reasons. A year isnt a whole lot and I'm not 100% against it, but logistically it wont be as good for me.
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SGT (Join to see) it's very doable, and it comes down to how well you are prepared. If you prepare everything ahead of time, before the deployment, and you already have the job lined up and all of your sfl-tap complete, that is plenty of time. But if you are like most people and want to take advantage of the CSP programs offered at your base, 90 days will not give you enough time chicken plate one of those programs, or job hunt while doing sfl-tap.
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SGT (Join to see) Thank you for caring about your Joes! That is all there is in life as a leader!
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SGT Jesse Brand I don’t know enough based on what you provided about extensions. Are you finishing your first complete 8 year enlistment? If not I’d think that a “short” extension on “active” duty might be a possibility. I’m not understanding why your battalion retention NCO can’t help answer your question either?!?
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