Army Reserve U.S. Army Reserve Reenlistment Program

1 UNCLASSIFIED Army Regulation 140 111 Army Reserve Army Reserve Reenlistment Program Headquarters Department of the Army Washington, DC 2 March 2018 SUMMARY of CHANGE AR 140 111 Army Reserve Reenlistment Program This major revision, dated 2 March 2018-- o Adds and defines Reenlistment options (para 1 10). o Adds the senior command career counselor and command career counselor responsibilities (para 1 16g). o Updates staffing support to include the roles of the Army Reserve career counselor and duty appointed Reenlistment noncommissioned officer in support of the Reenlistment mission (paras 1 16g and i). o Adds full-time unit support personnel responsibilities (para 1 16h). o Removes the requirement for a duty-appointed Reenlistment officer (para 1 17). o Updates facility support for the Reenlistment office and Reenlistment activities (para 1 19). o Updates the initial interview procedures (para 1 25). o Replaces bar to Reenlistment procedures with bar to continued service procedures, per AD 2016 19, incorporated here (chap 1, sec V).

2 O Replaces indefinite Reenlistment Program and options to the Career Status Program with options only for staff sergeants or above with more than 12 years of military service, per AD 2016 19, incorporated here (para 2 8a). o Adds extension clarification for Soldiers who are prior Army National Guard of the United States members and are transferred to the Army Reserve on an extension(s) (para 3 2d). o Replaces service extension rule V, and adds extension rules CC, DD, EE, FF, and GG (in table 3 1). o Adds Army Reserve Careers Division to the submission channels for correction of errors on DA Form 4836 (Oath of Extension of Enlistment or Reenlistment ) and updates (para 3 7). o Updates distribution of DA Form 4836, so that a copy is uploaded to the retention-management software by an Army Reserve career counselor (para 3 8c). o Adds information about requests to reconstruct lost extension documentation (para 3 10). o Updates the approval authority for waivable Reenlistment disqualifications (in table 4 1).

3 O Adds DA Form 5689 (Oath of Reenlistment ) (para 5 12). o Adds guidance on reconstructing Reenlistment documents (para 5 18). o Adds requirements to use the Army Military Human Resource Record in place of the obsolete DA Form 201 (Military Personnel Records Jacket) (para 6 3c(1)). o Updates retention control points, per AD 2016 19, incorporated here (in table 8 1). o Adds an appendix on Army Reserve Reenlistment options (app B). *This regulation supersedes AR 140-111, dated 9 May 2007. AR 140 111 2 March 2018 UNCLASSIFIED i Headquarters Department of the Army Washington, DC *Army Regulation 140 111 2 March 2018 Effective 2 April 2018 Army Reserve Army Reserve Reenlistment Program History. This publication is a major revi-sion. Summary. This regulation prescribes the criteria for the Army Reserve Retention Program . For those Soldiers serving in the Army Reserve , it outlines procedures for Reenlistment or extension of enlistment or Reenlistment .

4 Applicability. This regulation applies to the Regular Army, the Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, and the Army Reserve , unless otherwise stated. It applies to all current members of the Army Reserve as-signed to the Selected Reserve , the Individ-ual Ready Reserve , and the Standby Re-serve. It applies to personnel serving on ac-tive duty under the Army Reserve Ac-tive Guard Reserve Program . It does not ap-ply to Army Reserve personnel as-signed to the Active Army (AR 601 280); Control Group ( Reserve Officer s Training corps ) (AR 145 1); the United States Mil-itary Academy, the Naval Academy, or the Air Force Academy (AR 612 205); or the Military Academy Prepar-atory School. During mobilization, policies and procedures contained in this regulation may be modified by the proponent. Proponent and exception authority. The proponent of this regulation is the Dep-uty Chief of Staff, G 1.

5 The proponent has the authority to approve exceptions or waivers to this regulation that are consistent with controlling law and regulations. The proponent may delegate this approval au-thority, in writing, to a division chief within the proponent agency or its direct reporting unit or field operating agency, in the grade of colonel or the civilian equivalent. Activ-ities may request a waiver to this regulation by providing justification that includes a full analysis of the expected benefits and must include formal review by the activ-ity s senior legal officer. All waiver re-quests will be endorsed by the commander or senior leader of the requesting activity and forwarded through their higher head-quarters to the policy proponent. Refer to AR 25 30 for specific guidance. Army internal control process. This regulation contains internal control provi-sions in accordance with AR 11 2 and iden-tifies key internal controls that must be evaluated (see appendix C).

6 Supplementation. Supplementation of this regulation and establishment of com-mand and local forms are prohibited with-out prior approval from the Deputy Chief of Staff, G 1 (DAPE MPE PD), 300 Army Pentagon, Washington, DC 20310 0300. Suggested improvements. Users are invited to send comments and suggested improvements on DA Form 2028 (Recom-mended Changes to Publications and Blank Forms) directly to the Deputy Chief of Staff, G 1 (DAPE MPE PD), 300 Army Pentagon, Washington, DC 20310 0300. Distribution. This regulation is available in electronic media only and is intended for the Regular Army, the Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, and the Army Reserve . Contents (Listed by paragraph and page number) Chapter 1 Introduction, page 1 Section I General, page 1 Purpose 1 1, page 1 References 1 2, page 1 Explanation of abbreviations and terms 1 3, page 1 Responsibilities 1 4, page 1 Policy overview 1 5, page 1 Secretarial authority 1 6, page 1 Communications with Headquarters, Department of the Army and other governmental agencies 1 7, page 1 Objectives of the Army Reserve Reenlistment Program 1 8, page 1 Reenlistment 1 9, page 1 Contents Continued ii AR 140 111 2 March 2018 Reenlistment options defined.

7 1 10, page 2 Reenlistment restrictions 1 11, page 2 Break in military service 1 12, page 3 Reenlistment in the Army Reserve 1 13, page 3 Reenlistment counseling concerning break in service 1 14, page 3 Section II Description of Responsibilities, page 4 Objective and overview 1 15, page 4 Responsibilities 1 16, page 4 Section III Retention, Staffing, Facility, and Publicity Support, page 6 Retention roles 1 17, page 6 Staffing 1 18, page 6 Facilities 1 19, page 7 Publicity 1 20, page 7 Enlisted personnel selected as duty appointed Reenlistment noncommissioned officers 1 21, page 7 Section IV Reenlistment Interviews and Counseling, page 7 Reenlistment orientation 1 22, page 7 Eligibility 1 23, page 7 Unlawful enlistment 1 24, page 8 Reenlistment interviews 1 25, page 8 Reenlistment interview procedures 1 26, page 9 Section V Bars to Continued Service, page 10 General 1 27, page 10 Policy on bars to continued service 1 28, page 10 Guidelines for the use of a bar to continued service 1 29, page 10 Retention for retirement eligibility 1 30, page 11 Conditions warranting a bar to continued service 1 31, page 11 Procedures 1 32, page 13 Appeals 1 33, page 14 Procedures for reviewing a bar to continued service 1 34, page 15 Review and disposition of imposed bars to continued service 1 35, page 15 Release from active duty, discharge, or reassignment to the Individual Ready Reserve 1 36, page 15 Chapter 2 Basic Qualifications for Reenlistment in the Army Reserve , page 16 Basic eligibility criteria 2 1, page 16 Reenlistment eligibility period and terms of service 2 2, page 19 Continued Army Reserve membership when assigned to a unit of the Selected Reserve 2 3.

8 Page 19 Continued Army Reserve membership with concurrent transfer to an individual mobilization augmentee or Individ-ual Ready Reserve reassignment 2 4, page 22 Continued Army Reserve membership when assigned to the Individual Ready Reserve , Standby Reserve (Active List), or an individual mobilization augmentee position 2 5, page 22 Army Reserve agreements upon entry on active duty (not on Active Guard Reserve status) 2 6, page 24 Continued Army Reserve membership upon entry, retention, or separation from active duty in an Active Guard Re-serve status 2 7, page 24 United States Army Reserve Career Status Program 2 8, page 25 Chapter 3 Extending Enlistment or Reenlistment Agreements, page 26 General guidance 3 1, page 26 Contents Continued AR 140 111 2 March 2018 iii Extension criteria 3 2, page 26 Procedures to extend the service of a Soldier transferred to the Army Reserve by operation of law 3 3, page 30 Extension policy and selective retention 3 4, page 32 Extension document 3 5, page 32 Processing of extensions 3 6, page 32 Correction of errors on DA Form 4836 3 7, page 32 Disposition instructions 3 8, page 33 Antedated extensions 3 9, page 33 Reconstructing extensions 3 10, page 34 Authorized reasons and periods of extensions 3 11, page 34 Chapter 4 Waivable and Nonwaivable Reenlistment Criteria.

9 Page 35 Moral and administrative disqualifications 4 1, page 35 Reenlistment eligibility codes 4 2, page 36 Submission of requests for waivers 4 3, page 36 Validity 4 4, page 37 Administrative instructions 4 5, page 37 Civil offenses 4 6, page 37 Special category 4 7, page 37 Questions on eligibility criteria 4 8, page 37 Chapter 5 Reenlistment Processing, page 38 Section I General Information, page 38 Processing policy 5 1, page 38 Processing elements 5 2, page 38 Processing responsibility 5 3, page 38 Section II Forms and Records, page 38 Preparation standards for forms and records 5 4, page 38 Verification of entries 5 5, page 38 Forms used for processing Reenlistment 5 6, page 38 DD Form 4 preparation instructions 5 7, page 41 Disposition instructions 5 8, page 41 Correction of errors on DD Form 4 5 9, page 42 Claims of erroneous entries 5 10, page 42 Certificate of appreciation for the spouses of Soldiers reenlisting in the Army Reserve 5 11, page 42 DA Form 5689 5 12, page 42 Section III Administration of Oath of Enlistment and Related Matters, page 43 Orientation prior to administration of oath 5 13, page 43 Administration of oath of enlistment 5 14, page 43 Date of Reenlistment 5 15, page 43 Antedating Reenlistment 5 16, page 43 Postdating Reenlistment 5 17, page 44 Reconstructing Reenlistment documentation 5 18, page 44 Chapter 6 Selected Reserve -Administrative Procedures, page 45 Section I General, page 45 Contents Continued iv AR 140 111 2 March 2018 Army Reserve troop Program units 6 1, page 45 Scope 6 2, page 45 Section II Selected Reserve Processing, page 45 Processing Selected Reserve unit Soldiers for Reenlistment and continued membership in Selected Reserve units 6 3.

10 Page 45 Processing Selected Reserve unit Soldiers for Reenlistment in the Army Reserve with concurrent transfer to the Indi-vidual Ready Reserve 6 4, page 45 Chapter 7 Individual Ready Reserve , Individual Mobilization Augmentation, and Standby Reserve (active list) Ad-ministrative Procedures, page 46 General 7 1, page 46 Scope 7 2, page 47 Expiration term of service 7 3, page 47 Processing individual mobilization augmentation, Individual Ready Reserve , and Standby Reserve (Active List) Soldiers for Reenlistment and retention 7 4, page 47 Processing individual mobilization augmentation, Individual Ready Reserve , or Standby Reserve (Active List) Soldiers for Reenlistment with concurrent transfer to a Selected Reserve unit 7 5, page 48 Chapter 8 Active Guard/ Reserve Administrative Procedures, page 49 Section I Introduction, page 49 General 8 1, page 49 Reenlistment of Active Guard Reserve personnel 8 2, page 49 Objectives of Army Reserve -Active Guard Reserve - Reenlistment procedures 8 3, page 49 Active Guard Reserve Reenlistment responsibilities 8 4, page 49 Reenlistment interviews and counseling 8 5, page 49 Bar to continued service 8 6, page 49 Qualifications for Reenlistment 8 7, page 49 Retention control points 8 8, page 50 Section II Active Duty in an Active Guard Reserve Status, page 51 Periods of active duty 8 9, page 51 Issuing orders 8 10, page 51 Section III Procedures to Establish Simultaneous Expiration Term of Service and Release from Active Duty Dates, page 51 Need for simultaneous expiration term of service and release from active duty 8 11.