https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/extending-my-contract <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I've been in the Army for what will be 5 years next month. I reenlisted last month for 3 years, for my assignment to Germany with a report date of 10 June 2014. At the time i was not promotable. I was told by my Retention/Career Counselor that in order for me to I had to be promotable so i could extend my contract another 6 months to be able to complete the full tour. I am now promotable and when i went back to talk to my Career counselor they told me that i now have to be promoted before May in order to get my orders cut for Germany. Is this true or should I still be able to extend. Thu, 27 Feb 2014 21:15:20 -0500 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/extending-my-contract <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I've been in the Army for what will be 5 years next month. I reenlisted last month for 3 years, for my assignment to Germany with a report date of 10 June 2014. At the time i was not promotable. I was told by my Retention/Career Counselor that in order for me to I had to be promotable so i could extend my contract another 6 months to be able to complete the full tour. I am now promotable and when i went back to talk to my Career counselor they told me that i now have to be promoted before May in order to get my orders cut for Germany. Is this true or should I still be able to extend. SPC(P) Private RallyPoint Member Thu, 27 Feb 2014 21:15:20 -0500 2014-02-27T21:15:20-05:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/extending-my-contract?n=66291&urlhash=66291 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div><p>SPC(P) Parker,</p><p> </p><p>I'm going to guess that recent changes to Retention Control Points have put you in this position. According to ALARACT 026/14 (Link Below) your RCP is now 8 years regardless of your promotable status as of 1 Feb 2014. As such they cannot extend your contract past your current RCP date. Whether or not this should affect you being able to go to Germany or not, I have no idea.</p><p> </p><p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.armyreenlistment.com/Messages/ALARACT/026_2014_RCP_Changes.pdf">http://www.armyreenlistment.com/Messages/ALARACT/026_2014_RCP_Changes.pdf</a></p><div class="pta-link-card"><br /><div class="pta-link-card-content"><br /><div class="pta-link-card-title"><a href="http://www.armyreenlistment.com/Messages/ALARACT/026_2014_RCP_Changes.pdf" target="_blank"></a></div><br /><div class="pta-link-card-description">˜"£3¡|꣎1ºiô\dè“Öh {p«6 ›tàmCoW·Ó‚÷x'ir¦Æh€LÕ,ž"`؛×/ðYœJ+‰ä9µÊ\•¾,¹ðaÖûPf<br />JýJÅVŒe0¾OVH.¥•^ŸÀٟº<br />ßYC 0s2Fˆ:†Ÿ{=jƒ!Æ/»@sg‘¦dô¸ Š¤<br />ò?t}&amp;Ãýr°Kó±þˆÙá‹Á A7§np›évѬʱέ#¤¶í4Ø &amp;=ƒîßРIÿÑz„ðP=Ö{}´p9Õ=~Q...</div><br /></div><br /><div style="clear:both;"></div><br /><div class="pta-box-hide"></div><br /></div> SFC(P) Private RallyPoint Member Thu, 27 Feb 2014 22:02:20 -0500 2014-02-27T22:02:20-05:00 2014-02-27T21:15:20-05:00