My sixth year with the Army Reserves is nearing (the end of my Active contract). How long do I have to decide whether or not to re-enlist?

SPC(P) Alexandra Hinds - http://www.armyreenlistment.com/reenlistment-options.html
SGM Matthew Quick , MSG (Join to see) , SSG (Join to see) .

Whatever you decide, please take advantage of your educational benefits!!!! If you decide to go active or stay in the reserves, go to school. Try to get some of the different CBRN schools under your belt as well.... Stat motivated, drink water young CBRN!!! Dragon Soldiers!

The thing about the USAR is that if you are in the IRR and have over a year left of MSO, you can transfer right back into a unit with just a DA4187. It is not the complete enlistment process of physical and MEPS. That gives you the option of re-joining your unit, joining a different unit, or even transferring into the ARNG or ANG. I think what she is saying is that if you don't re-up now, you still have until the end of your first year of IRR to do so without it being a full enlistment process. Initial USAR enlistments are 6x2, meaning 6 years drilling in a TPU and 2 years IRR. Your Military Service Obligation is a total of 8 years. Once you have less that 1 year of IRR left, then it is a full process to get back in. You should be entitled to any re-up bonuses until you have 1 year left in the IRR. After that, the USAR enlistment incentives are whatever is available to Prior Service applicants by MOS and unit.