https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/when-does-the-date-start-for-army-active-retirement <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I enlisted into the army 27 Jan 2004, basically I signed the contract on that date. I had a report date to Korea to the reception battalion there March 19, 2004. Which date do I use to figure out my 20 years of service? Tue, 22 Dec 2020 18:35:09 -0500 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/when-does-the-date-start-for-army-active-retirement <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I enlisted into the army 27 Jan 2004, basically I signed the contract on that date. I had a report date to Korea to the reception battalion there March 19, 2004. Which date do I use to figure out my 20 years of service? SFC Private RallyPoint Member Tue, 22 Dec 2020 18:35:09 -0500 2020-12-22T18:35:09-05:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/when-does-the-date-start-for-army-active-retirement?n=6601101&urlhash=6601101 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>What is your BASD? BASD + 20 = retirement date. Your BASD is on your SRB LTC Jason Mackay Tue, 22 Dec 2020 18:45:33 -0500 2020-12-22T18:45:33-05:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/when-does-the-date-start-for-army-active-retirement?n=6601200&urlhash=6601200 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>If you have not had a break in service since 2004, your PEBD and BASD should be exactly the same date. You should have 20 years of service on 27 January, 2024. SGM Private RallyPoint Member Tue, 22 Dec 2020 19:35:27 -0500 2020-12-22T19:35:27-05:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/when-does-the-date-start-for-army-active-retirement?n=6601477&urlhash=6601477 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>For pay purposes oath day. For retirement date active duty started MSG Mike Klatt Tue, 22 Dec 2020 21:40:31 -0500 2020-12-22T21:40:31-05:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/when-does-the-date-start-for-army-active-retirement?n=6601678&urlhash=6601678 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>27 Jan 2004. That is your contract date. SFC (R) Wilfredo Rodriguezbonilla Wed, 23 Dec 2020 00:33:25 -0500 2020-12-23T00:33:25-05:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/when-does-the-date-start-for-army-active-retirement?n=6601752&urlhash=6601752 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Look on your ERB and check your Basic Active Service Date (BASD). That’s it + 20 years! MAJ Javier Rivera Wed, 23 Dec 2020 03:20:37 -0500 2020-12-23T03:20:37-05:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/when-does-the-date-start-for-army-active-retirement?n=6605954&urlhash=6605954 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I&#39;ll probably draw a lot of fire for this, but why is and (E-7)SFC asking this type of question? No disrespect, but shouldn&#39;t you already know. SSG Raul Alaniz Thu, 24 Dec 2020 16:28:07 -0500 2020-12-24T16:28:07-05:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/when-does-the-date-start-for-army-active-retirement?n=6612182&urlhash=6612182 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Thanks for all the answers. There was a one month and several day gap that wasn&#39;t accounted for. I knew that, but my archived LES history solved that showing the missing month! So that accounts for my missing month that I knew I was missing. I didn&#39;t have to do Basic Training since I was prior service. But I didn&#39;t have any documents showing that I was at the reception battalion for about 1 month before shipping off. Like I said above, the LES history archive showed the missing month, and good to go! SFC Private RallyPoint Member Sun, 27 Dec 2020 19:39:43 -0500 2020-12-27T19:39:43-05:00 2020-12-22T18:35:09-05:00