Has any one retired from Korea or Egypt?

CW3 Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 30 Aug 2015 20:43:56 -0400

Has anyone retired from Egypt or Korea? Can you return CONUS to out process and complete retirement physical.

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 30 at 2015 9:40 PM

1SG Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 30 Aug 2015 21:40:04 -0400

YES AR 635-200 See Below.

12–20. Place of retirement
a. Soldiers are required to be processed for retirement at the authorized and directed transition
center (TC) specified in AR 635–10. Exceptions are provided in b and c, below, and DA
Pam 600–8–11, table 2–1–2.
b. A Soldier may elect, per AR 635–10, paragraphs 2–8 and 2–19, to be processed for retirement at a
location of choice TC. If a Soldier later wishes to retire at the authorized and directed place of
retirement, he/she will submit justification for this change to the retirement authority.
(1) The Soldier will submit the justification before leaving the unit of assignment. If retirement
orders have been issued and the Soldier’s retirement authority approves the request, that commander
will immediately advise the TC chiefs or commanders at the location of choice and the authorized
and directed TC of this change. The retirement orders need not be amended.
(2) The Soldier who has elected to be processed for retirement at a location of choice may later
decide to be processed from the authorized and directed STP or station.
(3) A change from one location of personal choice to another location of choice is
not authorized.
c. See AR 600–8–10 for guidance on being absent from the home station in a leave status on the
date of retirement.
d. A Soldier serving on foreign service who wants to retire in the overseas area of assignment
(subject to approval of overseas commander or other commander if overseas separation authority is
delegated as provided in paragraph 1–41e) must mark this in the retirement application. If
required, the retiree should secure a passport from the nearest
United States Consulate.