Are Soldiers who go on title 10 CONUS deployments given dwell time?

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 08 Feb 2023 15:54:15 -0500

I completed orders for a CONUS deployment in August 2022 with my reserve unit in CA. I was on Title 10 orders. I am now assigned to a reserve unit in HI. This unit is up for the same deployment rotation that I just returned from last year. Does being on a CONUS deployment qualify me for dwell time? Is so, how much dwell time am I entitled to?

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 8 at 2023 4:50 PM

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 08 Feb 2023 16:50:16 -0500

We you mobilized on your last tour or was it ADOS? I became well versed in dwell time on my mobilization.

Response by COL Randall C. made Feb 8 at 2023 4:52 PM

COL Randall C. — Wed, 08 Feb 2023 16:52:36 -0500

As a reservist, you're actually asking about the "mobilization-to-dwell", not the "deployment-to-dwell" (which applies to the active component).

Short answer: You're within your 12 month window from the end of your last mobilization - will require you to volunteer or SECDEF approval to involuntarily mobilize you. This assume that your last mobilization was involuntary.

The mobilization to dwell goal is 1:5 for reservists with SECDEF approval to mobilize an RC servicemember or unit that is at 1:4 or less.

You CAN be involuntarily mobilized with a dwell of less than 1:4, but requires that the first GOFO in your chain certify that everyone else was considered before they involuntarily mobilize someone with a less than 1:4 dwell. Servicemembers with less than 12 months of dwell will not be involuntarily mobilized except in a few cases (12301(a), 12304(a) or 12304(b)).
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