Mail and Enlistment Packets

1. Mail and Enlistment Packets DPER Workshop Sept 03

2. ETS REPORT • 20 YRS SERVICE MUST REQUEST ORDERS TO RET RES WITH A REQUEST FROM THE SOLIDER STATING THAT HE/SHE WANTS TO GO TO RET RES • IF SOLIDER HAS A REMAINING MSO HE/SHE HAS TO REQUEST TRANSFER TO REINFORCEMENT • IF SOLDIER HAS NO REMAINING MSO THEN INDICATE ON ETS REPORT THAT SOLDIER WILL ETS • IF SOLDIER HAS OR WILL REENLIST, NOTE SO ON ETS REPORT

3. DA 1379 • MUST SUBMIT MONTHLY & ANNUAL TRAINING TO SIDPERS

4. ADVANCEMENTSAR 600-8-19 chap 2-3 • THE SIDPERS AUTOMATIC ADVANCEMENT ELIGIBILITY ROSTER ARE THE OFFICIAL INSTRUMENTS USED BY COMMANDERS TO RECOMMEND SOLDIERS FOR PROMOTION TO SPC AND BELOW. • COMMANDERS ARE REQUESTED TO VERIFY THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF ADVANCEMENT, INDICATE YES OR NO FOR PROMOTION, SIGN THE REPORT, AND EMAIL IT WITH A CURRENT WEIGHT STATEMENT, TN FORM 0345, AND DA 705 FOREACH SOLDIER SELECTED TO YOUR MACOM

5. ADVANCEMENTSAR 600-8-19 chap 2-3 CONTINUED • COMMANDERS HAVE THE OPTION NOT TO ADVANCE A SOLDIER AND MAY ELECT NOT TO PROMOTE THE SOLDIER AT MINIMUM TIG/TIS. • COMMANDERS WHO ELECT NOT TO ADVANCE SOLDIERS AUTOMATICALLY WILL SUBMIT A DA 4187 FOR EACH SOLDIER DENIED PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF ADVANCEMENT.

6. ADVANCEMENTS(E-2) • 6 MONTHS TIS WAIVABLE TO 4 MONTHS • SUBMIT DA 4187 CITE AR 600-8-19 PARA 2-3c (1) FOR FULLY QUALIFIED or AR 600-8-19 PARA 2-3h (3)(c)(4)(a) FOR WAIVERS.

7. ADVANCEMENTS(E-3) • 12 MONTHS TIS WAIVABLE TO 6 MONTHS • 4 MONTHS TIMIG WAIVALBE TO 2 MONTHS • SUBMIT DA 4187 CITE AR 600-8-19 PARA 2-3c (2) FOR FULLY QUALIFIED or AR 600-8-19 PARA 2-3h (3)(c)(4)(b) FOR WAIVERS.

8. ADVANCEMENT(E-4) • 24 MONTHS TIS WAIVABLE TO 18 MONTHS • 6 MONTHS TIMIG WAIVALBE TO 3 MONTHS • DOES NOT HAVE TO BE QUALIFIED IN THE MOS TO WHICH ADVANCED

9. ACCELERATED ADVANCEMENT • IF SOLDIER QUALIFIES FOR “STRIPES FOR BUDDIES” OR “STRIPES FOR SKILLS”, THEY MAY BE ADVANCED TO PV2 OR PFC WITHOUT REGARD TO OTHER PROMOTION CRITERIA. • “STRIPES FOR SKILLS (CITE AR 600-8-19 PARA 7-17) • “STRIPES FOR BUDDIES” (CITE AR 600-8-19 PARA 7-19)

10. ACCELERATED ADVANCEMENT CONTINUED • CASP (CIVILIAN ACQUIRED SKILLS PROGRAM) • THE SOLDIER’S CDR MAY AUTHORIZE ACCELERATED ADVANCEMENT AND AWARD OF ACASP MOS WHEN THE SOLDIER MEETS ALL CRITERIA • ON DA 4187(PROMOTION TO PV2 THRU SPC), PARA 7-18 AS WELL AS THE BASIC PARA FOR THE GRADE TO WHICH ADVANCED WILL BE CITED • ON ORDERS FOR PROMOTION TO SGT, ANY COMMENT REQUIRED BY PARA 7-12 WILL BE INCLUDED

11. DA 268 – FLAGGING ACTION • PLEASE SUBMIT ALL DA 268 TO YOUR MACOM TO ADD OR TO REMOVE A FLAG • PROVIDE DA 705 FOR FLAGGING ACTION OR TO REMOVE • SEND IN 5500-R FOR WEIGHT FOR FLAGGING ACTION OR TO REMOVE

12. DA 4836 – PART I • MAKE SURE THAT A CURRENT DA 705 AND WEIGHT STATEMENT IS PROVIDED WITH THE DA 4836 • SUBMIT DA 4836 AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS TO YOUR MACOM FOR PROCESSING • IF SOLDIER NEEDS WAIVER FOR EXTENSION, IT MUST GO THRU DCSPER-E

13. DA 4836 – PART II • DA 4836 CANNOT BE DATED AFTER ETS DATE • DO NOT SUBTRACT OR ADD A DAY FROM CURRENT ETS • IF REQUESTING WAIVER FOR APFT IT CAN ONLY BE FOR 6 MONTHS • IF REQUESTING WAIVER FOR WEIGHT IT CAN ONLY BE FOR 1 YEAR • IF REQUESTING WAIVER FOR APFT AND WEIGHT IT CAN ONLY BE FOR 6 YEAR