Posted on Nov 30, 2018
Is anyone familiar with rehabilitative transfers? How do I determine if a soldier will qualify?
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Is anyone familiar with rehabilitative transfers? I have a Soldier requesting one. I looked in AR 600-35 and this seems to only be referenced for initiating separations. I’m not sure this Soldier will qualify due to his poor performance here but he seems to believe that moving is the only way he can thrive. I just want more information so I can decide how to proceed. Thanks!
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You might want to look for the root of the cause. Send the soldier to behavior health for a checkup. You cant just send a soldier away because you or they want to go. Also check with legal to see what can be done.
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Thanks sir! No, I definitely don’t want to just send him off. He mentioned it to me but I wasn’t familiar with it so I didn’t want I give him false information.
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SrA John Monette
CPT (Join to see) - that is very responsible of you LT. like CPT (Join to see) said, it would be better for him and you to try to identify the root cause before he requests a transfer. certainly try everything you can to assist him
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Yeah, I think I’ll try to generate some solutions over the weekend. He moved squads prior to me taking the platoon so I maybe I’ll try another move and see how that goes...
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CPT (Join to see) AR635-200 Para 1-16, a rehabilitative transfer for at least two months (waivable) should be employed before chaptering the soldier. The intent behind it was better explained in the now superseded FM 27-1 Legal Guide for Commanders:
"Rehabilitative transfer. When a soldier does not respond to counseling or has shown that he cannot get along with others in the unit, you should transfer him to another unit. Often a change of supervisors, associates, or living and working areas will solve the problem. If possible, the transfer should be between battalion-sized units with duty in both the gaining and losing units for at least two months. This does not preclude reassignment between brigade or larger units when local commanders consider it neces- sary. Only as a last resort will you recommend a permanent change of station."
635-200 only authorizes PCS rehab transfers in extreme circumstances based on merit and leaves this to the GCMCA.
The idea was that give junior the change of scenery and if he remains a poor performer after counseling and a fresh start, he can be off ramped. The implied task is that another unit needs to take your problem child. I remember this in the early 1990s as pretty common place. We transferred a few out and in return, took on someone else's rehab transfers. It was intentionally not advertised, new leaf and all. First Sergeant and the Commander knew. This was almost always First Sergeant business back then in concert with the CSM. Usually CSMs do this amongst Battalions, which is the regulatory intent of the rehab transfer.
Although this is a TDS product it has been screened legally. http://sill-http://www.army.mil/usag/jag/_docs/Chapter%2013%20-%20Unsatisfactory%20Performance.pdf
I guess the point here is whether your command team thinks a rehab transfer will help this soldier straighten out and soldier. If it doesn't, The gaining unit can separate him.
"Rehabilitative transfer. When a soldier does not respond to counseling or has shown that he cannot get along with others in the unit, you should transfer him to another unit. Often a change of supervisors, associates, or living and working areas will solve the problem. If possible, the transfer should be between battalion-sized units with duty in both the gaining and losing units for at least two months. This does not preclude reassignment between brigade or larger units when local commanders consider it neces- sary. Only as a last resort will you recommend a permanent change of station."
635-200 only authorizes PCS rehab transfers in extreme circumstances based on merit and leaves this to the GCMCA.
The idea was that give junior the change of scenery and if he remains a poor performer after counseling and a fresh start, he can be off ramped. The implied task is that another unit needs to take your problem child. I remember this in the early 1990s as pretty common place. We transferred a few out and in return, took on someone else's rehab transfers. It was intentionally not advertised, new leaf and all. First Sergeant and the Commander knew. This was almost always First Sergeant business back then in concert with the CSM. Usually CSMs do this amongst Battalions, which is the regulatory intent of the rehab transfer.
Although this is a TDS product it has been screened legally. http://sill-http://www.army.mil/usag/jag/_docs/Chapter%2013%20-%20Unsatisfactory%20Performance.pdf
I guess the point here is whether your command team thinks a rehab transfer will help this soldier straighten out and soldier. If it doesn't, The gaining unit can separate him.
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Thank you sir! This is definitely helpful. I’ll try to continue to see what we can do at the Platton level but things continue, I’ll speak with my commander about this. I don’t believe he is a bad Soldier just some serious personality clashes within his squad.
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It was more towards a discipline aspect. I don’t think he’s necessarily a bad Soldier which is why the regulation was confusing because it only mentioned this type of transfer in regards to chaptering a Soldier. You are probably right, he must know something if he brought it up in the first place.
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