What is a curtailment and how does it work?

2023-06-10T10:44:20-04:00

My husband reenlisted for a stabilization of 18 months minimum at our current duty station. We are trying to PCS before our baby is born next January for a solid family care plan. We are both in the MACP and I am the higher rank. His 18 months will be for filled next year July but, the tricky part is that our CAB is deploying in the spring time. Someone mentioned a curtailment where he serves 6 months of his obligated time and we can submit a waiver to waive his 18 months. I’m not sure how true this is or what a curtailment is specifically. Can someone explain to me what a curtailment is and how I can use it to waive his extension. Thank you.

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 10 at 2023 1:11 PM

2023-06-10T13:11:11-04:00

Curtailment: the action or fact of reducing or restricting something.

Tell your husband to visit his Retention NCO, his Commander, and his BN S1. Between those three, he will get the information and assistance he will need.

Response by COL Dan Ruder made Jun 10 at 2023 10:59 PM

2023-06-10T22:59:19-04:00

I would just add that curtailment is the opposite of requesting an extension. It's an administrative action to request to shorten a tour of duty from the current assignment. It's usually a one-page memorandum THRU your chain of command and TO HRC. The SUBJECT line will read closely to this:
SUBJECT: Request to Extend/Curtail Rank FirstName MI LastName, Unit Name.
The body of the memo will start with line 1. Request approval to extend/curtail Rank Last Name, Title, Unit Name, Location from Date to Date. Line 2. Reason/s for requesting a curtailment.
As MSG Livingston commented, your Retention NCO is a primary POC who can get this started and the S1 to get it moving through the chain of command.