How can I move my DROS to my ETS?

SPC(P) Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 02 Oct 2020 10:45:50 -0400

I'm on assignment to Ft.Campbell 3rd Brigade. I was promised 3 years in Germany. How can I manage to stay in Germany until my ETS in May 2022. I would have to report to Campbell on May 2021 I have 14 months after my DROS. I'm willing to sign a DEC statement and our re enlistment NCO says I'm not allowed to do that. Is this correct?

Response by SPC Margaret Higgins made Oct 2 at 2020 11:53 AM

SPC Margaret Higgins — Fri, 02 Oct 2020 11:53:15 -0400

Dear Cesar, I pray that you are successful at finding out the answers to your questions. SPC(P) Private RallyPoint Member

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 2 at 2020 12:17 PM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 02 Oct 2020 12:17:48 -0400

I'm curious as to how you are a Specialist and selected yourself as a Drill Sergeant as your job and stationed in Germany.

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 2 at 2020 12:19 PM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 02 Oct 2020 12:19:26 -0400

SFC Private RallyPoint Member, would you care to shed some light on this one?

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 2 at 2020 1:45 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 02 Oct 2020 13:45:03 -0400

Your Career Counselor is correct. You can decline to reenlist for an assignment. You can not decline an assignment. You can pull up the actual declination statement and read it, it’s a DA 4991-R. It says right on there that you can still be placed on assignment to another location when you do decline to reenlist.

Who exactly promised you three years in Germany?? The day you arrived in Germany you were given a DEROS, so you’ve known when you were returning since then.

Response by SP5 Peter Keane made Oct 2 at 2020 2:28 PM

SP5 Peter Keane — Fri, 02 Oct 2020 14:28:39 -0400

I was promised X-ray school. My purple hearts and CMB tell you that promise didn't come about.

Response by CW4 Keith Dolliver made Oct 3 at 2020 3:01 PM

CW4 Keith Dolliver — Sat, 03 Oct 2020 15:01:02 -0400

Last summer the Army changed the tour length policy for most of Europe and now tour lengths are three years even for single Soldier and first term Soldiers. When they changed that policy it was only for new Soldiers that were PCSing to Europe, not for Soldiers that were already on station, but the ALARACT encouraged Soldiers on station to extend their tour to comply with the new policy. If you are to have any chance of extending your tour, this is probably the most likely way you could get it done (but honestly you should have done it before you came down on assignment instructions).

If I were in your shoes, I would talk to your command and drop an FSTE with ALARACT 042/2019 as your reference/justification. If your 1SG is willing to call HRC and get them to remove you from AI that will make things much easier, but if HRC does not remove you from AI it is still possible to extend, I think it just requires approval at HRC (instead of USAREUR).

Play up the fact the Army changed the tour length and you are trying to comply with the new policy... that is probably your only way of this getting approved. I would print out the ALARACT and highlight the pertinent sections and attach it with your request. I tried to attach the ALARACT, but apparently can't attach PDFs on this site. You can find the ALARACT here for your reference, https://www.milsuite.mil/book/docs/DOC-630076?fbclid=IwAR12MecWxy2lk3GCphqcrd69bgrs4ozk1bFcDX9OkDnG7417pArFMlWwPrY

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Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 5 at 2020 7:24 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 05 Oct 2020 19:24:46 -0400

Since you are in a location that is considered a “long overseas tour” you require one year of retainability in order to PCS back to a CONUS location per AR 614-30. Since you currently have that year of retainability after your report date you are not eligible for the declination of continued service.

You can request a deletion from assignment through a DA 4187 routed through your unit to HRC with substantiating documentation for the request but unless you have a really good reason for the request it may not get approved. Branch will look at current unit strengths and gaining unit strengths for the deletion request, and Germany is one of those highly requested locations in general and for reenlistments.