Can my Army Reserve unit put my name on the deployment list after my ETS date?

2025-04-03T13:58:50-04:00

I will enter the IRR afterwards.

Response by SGM Jeff Mccloud made Apr 3 at 2025 2:03 PM

2025-04-03T14:03:47-04:00

They can put your name on a roster.
They cannot deploy you unless you voluntarily extend for the deployment, or they get a waiver approved from the OSD, because they cannot find another 88N2O anywhere in the USAR, and that's not realistic.

Just to clarify, is your ETS prior to the deployment date, or during the deployment?

Response by MSgt Steven Holt, NRP, CCEMT-P made Apr 4 at 2025 10:24 AM

2025-04-04T10:24:18-04:00

I dunno about how "Big Army" does deployments but when I was working mobility issues for a particular unit I was assigned to, we could not deploy a member that did not have an ETS date beyond that of the projected return date for the deployment. For example, if the deployment was projected to last until 1Nov25 but a member's ETS was 1Aug25, we could not clear that member and would have to list that billet as a shortfall. The member would either have to extend/reenlist or we would have to find another member to fill that shortfall.

Response by SSgt Christophe Murphy made Apr 4 at 2025 3:14 PM

2025-04-04T15:14:57-04:00

So the deployment starts after your ETS? Or your the deployment end date is after your ETS?

If the deployment doesn't start until after your ETS I wouldn't worry about it. That is their problem and not yours. Generally submitting names for a deployment when they don't have enough tone on their contract to complete the deployment will result in a flag anyway. With that said, if they are trying to send you on a deployment when you have an ETS coming up but there is enough time to send you if you go on advanced party and come back early then the answer gets a little more complicated. I have seen scenarios where Service Members ended up doing a 90 day rotation to fill some manpower gaps at the beginning of a deployment and then they get sent back so they hit the minimum required days to out process to ETS/EAS on time.

Response by CSM William Everroad made Apr 7 at 2025 8:23 AM

2025-04-07T08:23:10-04:00

SGT Private RallyPoint Member, just for posterity:

When a unit deploys, everyone on the UMR (or whatever they are calling it now) is put on the manning roster ~365 days out. Pending losses (RET/ETS, etc) are noted and manning projections begin.

As Soldiers receive seperation orders, they are removed and replaced on the roster. Until then, they stay on the roster and S1 works the issues. For example, anyone with an ETS date within the +/- from the MOB/REFRAD dates will be encourage to extend to cover the dates.

in your case, you will ETS on time provided you or your S1 initates the action and you follow the steps to seperate according to policy. Don't miss the deadlines.