Personnel Procurement Army Retention Program

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army Regulation 601 280Personnel ProcurementArmyRetentionProgramHeadquart ersDepartment of the ArmyWashington, DC1 April 2016UNCLASSIFIEDSUMMARY of CHANGEAR 601 280Army Retention ProgramThis major revision, dated 1 April 2016-o Adds responsibilities of the senior army career counselor (para 2-3a(2)).o Adds responsibilities of the command career counselors (para 2-6o).o Updates enlisted Retention control points (table 3-1).o Adds additional waivable disqualifications for immediate reenlistments (para3-9).o Clarifies permanent disqualifications for reenlistment at any time (para 3-9e).o Updates processing channels for waivers of reenlistment criteria (para 3-10).o Authorizes Retention bonuses to be paid for training into critical militaryoccupational specialties (chap 5).o Implements phaseout of the Bonus Extension and Retraining Program (chap 6).o Adds additional criteria for mandatory bars to reenlistment (para 8-4e).

Headquarters Department of the Army Washington, DC 1 April 2016 Personnel Procurement Army Retention Program *Army Regulation 601–280 Effective 1 May 2016

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