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Good Afternoon Career Counselors!
Anyone else notice in Encl 1. of Directive 2016-19, the new Chapter 8 it states the Bar is Punitive, then for in AR 140-111 it says Bar to Reenlistment is not? Is this a typo? I am doing training soon on this for my commanders and I need some guidance from the 79S. Historically thought that it hasn't been punitive but a "rehabilitative tool."
-SGT P
Anyone else notice in Encl 1. of Directive 2016-19, the new Chapter 8 it states the Bar is Punitive, then for in AR 140-111 it says Bar to Reenlistment is not? Is this a typo? I am doing training soon on this for my commanders and I need some guidance from the 79S. Historically thought that it hasn't been punitive but a "rehabilitative tool."
-SGT P
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79S: Career Counselor Re-enlistment
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Greetings!
The bar to reenlistment is a rehabilitative tool. As of 1 October 2016, as seen in army Directive 2016-19, the bar to reenlistment will be renamed to the bar to continued service. The bar to continued service will be punitive. As is now, if a Soldier does not overcome a bar to reenlistment, chapter proceedings, if pursued as should be, would need to be for the reason the bar to reenlistment was put into place. As of 1 October, chapter proceedings can be initiated for failure to overcome the bar to continued service.
Also, on a related note, a bar to reenlistment could not be imposed on a Soldier that is serving on an indefinite status; because barring someone from reenlisting that will never be reenlisting again is, well, just not possible. However, the bar to continued service statement will be authorized to be placed on any "deserving" Soldier.
AR 140-111 just hasn't been updated to reflect the change.
-MSG Godby
The bar to reenlistment is a rehabilitative tool. As of 1 October 2016, as seen in army Directive 2016-19, the bar to reenlistment will be renamed to the bar to continued service. The bar to continued service will be punitive. As is now, if a Soldier does not overcome a bar to reenlistment, chapter proceedings, if pursued as should be, would need to be for the reason the bar to reenlistment was put into place. As of 1 October, chapter proceedings can be initiated for failure to overcome the bar to continued service.
Also, on a related note, a bar to reenlistment could not be imposed on a Soldier that is serving on an indefinite status; because barring someone from reenlisting that will never be reenlisting again is, well, just not possible. However, the bar to continued service statement will be authorized to be placed on any "deserving" Soldier.
AR 140-111 just hasn't been updated to reflect the change.
-MSG Godby
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