2012 Retention Control Point (RCP)
THE PURPOSE OF THE POLICY MEMORANDUM IS TO IMPLEMENT RETENTION CONTROL POINTS (RCPS)
THAT ARE CONSISTENT FOR ENLISTED SOLDIERS SERVING ON ACTIVE DUTY ACROSS ALL ARMY
COMMANDS.
THIS POLICY WILL APPLY TO SOLDIERS SERVING IN THE REGULAR ARMY (RA), AND TO SOLDIERS OF
THE UNITED STATES ARMY RESERVE (USAR) OR ARMY NATIONAL GUARD OF THE UNITED STATES
(ARNGUS) WHO ARE SERVING UNDER THE ACTIVE GUARD RESERVE (AGR) TITLE 10 PROGRAMS.
THIS POLICY DOES NOT APPLY TO SOLDIERS SERVING IN THE USAR OR ARNG WHO ARE MOBILIZED,
ASSIGNED TO THE INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE (IRR), MAN DAY STATUS (M-DAY), OR A TROOP
PROGRAM UNIT (TPU). THIS MESSAGE SUPERSEDES REFERENCE A.
EFFECTIVE 1 JUNE 2011, RA AND AGR TITLE 10 SOLDIERS MAY PERFORM ACTIVE SERVICE (SEE NOTE
1) UP TO THEIR RETENTION CONTROL POINT (RCP) OR AGE 62 FOR RA AND USAR OR AGE 60 FOR
ARNG, WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST. SOLDIERS MAY NOT EXCEED THE RCP AS SHOWN BELOW, BY
MORE THAN ONE MONTH. ARMY RETENTION CONTROL POINTS GRADE TOTAL ACTIVE SERVICE IN
YEARS
PVT-PFC 5
CPL/SPC 8
CPL/SPC (PROMOTABLE) 12
SGT 13
SGT (PROMOTABLE) 15
SSG 20
SSG (PROMOTABLE) 26
SFC 26
SFC (PROMOTABLE) 29
1SG/MSG 29
1SG/MSG (PROMOTABLE) 32
CSM/SGM 32
NOTES.
1. ACTIVE SERVICE IS DEFINED AS SERVICE ON ACTIVE DUTY.
2. THE RCP FOR SOLDIERS IN THE GRADES OF SSG(P) AND ABOVE ARE ASSIGNED TO SPECIAL BANDS
(WEST POINT BAND, THE ARMY BAND, THE FIFE AND DRUM CORPS, AND THE ARMY FIELD BAND)
DIFFERS FROM THE ABOVE TABLE. THEY ARE: SSG(P) AND SFC 30 YEARS; SFC(P) AND 1SG/MSG 33
YEARS; AND 1SG/MSG(P) AND CSM/SGM 35 YEARS.
3. MASTER SERGEANTS SELECTED TO ATTEND THE USASMC FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROMOTION TO
SERGEANT MAJOR ARE AUTHORIZED TO SERVE UP TO 32 YEARS.
4. COMMAND SERGEANTS MAJOR AND SERGEANTS MAJOR (HQDA AND ACOM) SERVING IN NOMINATIVE
POSITIONS WHERE THE OFFICER IS A GENERAL OFFICER OR SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE (SES)
EQUIVALENT (OR SERVING AS COMMAND SERGEANT MAJOR, USA SERGEANTS MAJOR ACADEMY OR
EXECUTIVE OFFICER TO THE SERGEANT MAJOR OF THE ARMY) ARE AUTHORIZED TO SERVE UP TO 35
YEARS.
5. SOLDIERS NOT SERVING ON AN INDEFINITE REENLISTMENT, WHO REACH THEIR RCP DURING THEIR
CURRENT ENLISTMENT AGREEMENT THROUGH LENGTH OF SERVICE, REDUCTION IN GRADE, OR BY
REMOVAL FROM A PROMOTION LIST (EITHER VOLUNTARY OR INVOLUNTARY) WILL PERFORM ACTIVE
SERVICE UNTIL THEIR CONTRACTED EXPIRATION TERM OF SERVICE (ETS), UNLESS THEY ARE
SEPARATED EARLIER UNDER APPLICABLE ADMINISTRATIVE, PHYSICAL DISABILITY, OR UNIFORM CODE
OF MILITARY JUSTICE (UCMJ) SEPARATION PROVISIONS.
6. SOLDIERS SERVING ON AN INDEFINITE REENLISTMENT, WHO EXCEED THEIR RCP AS THE RESULT OF
A REDUCTION IN GRADE, MAY PERFORM ACTIVE SERVICE UNTIL THE RCP FOR THE LOWER GRADE OR
MINIMUM RETIREMENT ELIGIBILITY, WHICHEVER OCCURS LATER, UNLESS THEY ARE SEPARATED
EARLIER UNDER APPLICABLE ADMINISTRATIVE, PHYSICAL DISABILITY, OR UCMJ SEPARATION
PROVISIONS. SOLDIERS WHO HAVE BETWEEN 18 AND 20 YEARS OF ACTIVE SERVICE MAY NOT BE
SEPARATED UNLESS THE CONVENING AUTHORITY RECOMMENDS DISCHARGE AND THE ASSISTANT
SECRETARY OF THE ARMY (MANPOWER & RESERVES AFFAIRS) HAS MADE A FINAL DETERMINATION IN
SUCH CASES.
7. SOLDIERS WITH 20 OR MORE YEARS OF AFS SERVING INDEFINITE REENLISTMENTS WHO EXCEED
THEIR RCP AS A RESULT OF REDUCTION IN GRADE MUST RETIRE NOT EARLIER THAN 90 DAYS OR
LATER THAN 180 DAYS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF REDUCTION IN GRADE.
8. SOLDIERS NOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPH 6 AND 7 OF THIS MESSAGE, AND WHO WILL
EXCEED THE NEW RCP FOR THEIR CURRENT RANK ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS POLICY MESSAGE
MAY SERVE UNTIL HIS/HER CURRENT ETS DATE, IF OTHERWISE QUALIFIED. (THIS DOES NOT APPLY TO
SOLDIERS REDUCED IN RANK.)
9. AS AN EXCEPTION, ARNG AGR SOLDIERS ARE AUTHORIZED THE FOLLOWING RCPS: SGT AND BELOW
AT 20 YEARS; SSG AT 23 YEARS. THE PROMOTABLE STATUS ONLY REFERS TO RA AND USAR. THERE IS
NO PROMOTABLE STATUS IN THE ARNG AGR TITLE 10 PROGRAM. ARNG AGR TITLE 10 ENLISTED
SOLDIERS RCP IS ESTABLISHED AT THE NON-PROMOTABLE GRADE.
10. AS AN EXCEPTION, DEPLOYED SOLDIERS WHO REACH THEIR RCP DURING THEIR DEPLOYMENT MAY
SERVE UP TO 12 MONTHS FROM REDEPLOYMENT PLUS 90 DAYS (R+90). SEPARATION DATE WILL BE NO
EARLIER THAN R+90. THIS EXCEPTION EXPIRES FOR ANY SOLDIER DEPLOYING AFTER 1 OCT 2011.
11. ANY DEVIATION FROM THIS POLICY MUST BE FORMALLY REQUESTED AS AN EXCEPTION TO POLICY.
THE EXCEPTION TO POLICY MUST BE ADDRESSED TO DCS G-1, DIRECTOR, MILITARY PERSONNEL
MANAGEMENT, ATTN: DAPEMPE-PD, 300 ARMY PENTAGON, WASHINGTON DC 20310 FOR ASSISTANT
SECRETARY OF THE ARMY APPROVAL.
12. THE THREE-YEAR PROBATIONARY PERIOD POLICY FOR ALL AGR PROGRAM SOLDIERS REMAINS IN
EFFECT.
13. HQDA POINTS OF CONTACT FOR ENLISTED RETENTION POLICY ARE:
A. REGULAR ARMY: SGM DEAN.T. DRUMMOND, COMM. (703) 695-7579,
EMAIL DEAN.T.DRUMMOND@CONUS.ARMY.MIL
B. ARMY RESERVE: SGM DIANE WARD, COMM. (703) 614-5319, E-MAIL:
DIANE.S.WARD@CONUS.ARMY.MIL
C. ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: SGM TIMOTHY WILLIAMS, COMM. (703) 695-
7698, E-MAIL: TIMOTHY.C.WILLIAMS@CONUS.ARMY.MIL
14. EXPIRATION DATE CANNOT BE DETERMINED
THE PURPOSE OF THE POLICY MEMORANDUM IS TO IMPLEMENT RETENTION CONTROL POINTS (RCPS)
THAT ARE CONSISTENT FOR ENLISTED SOLDIERS SERVING ON ACTIVE DUTY ACROSS ALL ARMY
COMMANDS.
THIS POLICY WILL APPLY TO SOLDIERS SERVING IN THE REGULAR ARMY (RA), AND TO SOLDIERS OF
THE UNITED STATES ARMY RESERVE (USAR) OR ARMY NATIONAL GUARD OF THE UNITED STATES
(ARNGUS) WHO ARE SERVING UNDER THE ACTIVE GUARD RESERVE (AGR) TITLE 10 PROGRAMS.
THIS POLICY DOES NOT APPLY TO SOLDIERS SERVING IN THE USAR OR ARNG WHO ARE MOBILIZED,
ASSIGNED TO THE INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE (IRR), MAN DAY STATUS (M-DAY), OR A TROOP
PROGRAM UNIT (TPU). THIS MESSAGE SUPERSEDES REFERENCE A.
EFFECTIVE 1 JUNE 2011, RA AND AGR TITLE 10 SOLDIERS MAY PERFORM ACTIVE SERVICE (SEE NOTE
1) UP TO THEIR RETENTION CONTROL POINT (RCP) OR AGE 62 FOR RA AND USAR OR AGE 60 FOR
ARNG, WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST. SOLDIERS MAY NOT EXCEED THE RCP AS SHOWN BELOW, BY
MORE THAN ONE MONTH. ARMY RETENTION CONTROL POINTS GRADE TOTAL ACTIVE SERVICE IN
YEARS
PVT-PFC 5
CPL/SPC 8
CPL/SPC (PROMOTABLE) 12
SGT 13
SGT (PROMOTABLE) 15
SSG 20
SSG (PROMOTABLE) 26
SFC 26
SFC (PROMOTABLE) 29
1SG/MSG 29
1SG/MSG (PROMOTABLE) 32
CSM/SGM 32
NOTES.
1. ACTIVE SERVICE IS DEFINED AS SERVICE ON ACTIVE DUTY.
2. THE RCP FOR SOLDIERS IN THE GRADES OF SSG(P) AND ABOVE ARE ASSIGNED TO SPECIAL BANDS
(WEST POINT BAND, THE ARMY BAND, THE FIFE AND DRUM CORPS, AND THE ARMY FIELD BAND)
DIFFERS FROM THE ABOVE TABLE. THEY ARE: SSG(P) AND SFC 30 YEARS; SFC(P) AND 1SG/MSG 33
YEARS; AND 1SG/MSG(P) AND CSM/SGM 35 YEARS.
3. MASTER SERGEANTS SELECTED TO ATTEND THE USASMC FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROMOTION TO
SERGEANT MAJOR ARE AUTHORIZED TO SERVE UP TO 32 YEARS.
4. COMMAND SERGEANTS MAJOR AND SERGEANTS MAJOR (HQDA AND ACOM) SERVING IN NOMINATIVE
POSITIONS WHERE THE OFFICER IS A GENERAL OFFICER OR SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE (SES)
EQUIVALENT (OR SERVING AS COMMAND SERGEANT MAJOR, USA SERGEANTS MAJOR ACADEMY OR
EXECUTIVE OFFICER TO THE SERGEANT MAJOR OF THE ARMY) ARE AUTHORIZED TO SERVE UP TO 35
YEARS.
5. SOLDIERS NOT SERVING ON AN INDEFINITE REENLISTMENT, WHO REACH THEIR RCP DURING THEIR
CURRENT ENLISTMENT AGREEMENT THROUGH LENGTH OF SERVICE, REDUCTION IN GRADE, OR BY
REMOVAL FROM A PROMOTION LIST (EITHER VOLUNTARY OR INVOLUNTARY) WILL PERFORM ACTIVE
SERVICE UNTIL THEIR CONTRACTED EXPIRATION TERM OF SERVICE (ETS), UNLESS THEY ARE
SEPARATED EARLIER UNDER APPLICABLE ADMINISTRATIVE, PHYSICAL DISABILITY, OR UNIFORM CODE
OF MILITARY JUSTICE (UCMJ) SEPARATION PROVISIONS.
6. SOLDIERS SERVING ON AN INDEFINITE REENLISTMENT, WHO EXCEED THEIR RCP AS THE RESULT OF
A REDUCTION IN GRADE, MAY PERFORM ACTIVE SERVICE UNTIL THE RCP FOR THE LOWER GRADE OR
MINIMUM RETIREMENT ELIGIBILITY, WHICHEVER OCCURS LATER, UNLESS THEY ARE SEPARATED
EARLIER UNDER APPLICABLE ADMINISTRATIVE, PHYSICAL DISABILITY, OR UCMJ SEPARATION
PROVISIONS. SOLDIERS WHO HAVE BETWEEN 18 AND 20 YEARS OF ACTIVE SERVICE MAY NOT BE
SEPARATED UNLESS THE CONVENING AUTHORITY RECOMMENDS DISCHARGE AND THE ASSISTANT
SECRETARY OF THE ARMY (MANPOWER & RESERVES AFFAIRS) HAS MADE A FINAL DETERMINATION IN
SUCH CASES.
7. SOLDIERS WITH 20 OR MORE YEARS OF AFS SERVING INDEFINITE REENLISTMENTS WHO EXCEED
THEIR RCP AS A RESULT OF REDUCTION IN GRADE MUST RETIRE NOT EARLIER THAN 90 DAYS OR
LATER THAN 180 DAYS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF REDUCTION IN GRADE.
8. SOLDIERS NOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPH 6 AND 7 OF THIS MESSAGE, AND WHO WILL
EXCEED THE NEW RCP FOR THEIR CURRENT RANK ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS POLICY MESSAGE
MAY SERVE UNTIL HIS/HER CURRENT ETS DATE, IF OTHERWISE QUALIFIED. (THIS DOES NOT APPLY TO
SOLDIERS REDUCED IN RANK.)
9. AS AN EXCEPTION, ARNG AGR SOLDIERS ARE AUTHORIZED THE FOLLOWING RCPS: SGT AND BELOW
AT 20 YEARS; SSG AT 23 YEARS. THE PROMOTABLE STATUS ONLY REFERS TO RA AND USAR. THERE IS
NO PROMOTABLE STATUS IN THE ARNG AGR TITLE 10 PROGRAM. ARNG AGR TITLE 10 ENLISTED
SOLDIERS RCP IS ESTABLISHED AT THE NON-PROMOTABLE GRADE.
10. AS AN EXCEPTION, DEPLOYED SOLDIERS WHO REACH THEIR RCP DURING THEIR DEPLOYMENT MAY
SERVE UP TO 12 MONTHS FROM REDEPLOYMENT PLUS 90 DAYS (R+90). SEPARATION DATE WILL BE NO
EARLIER THAN R+90. THIS EXCEPTION EXPIRES FOR ANY SOLDIER DEPLOYING AFTER 1 OCT 2011.
11. ANY DEVIATION FROM THIS POLICY MUST BE FORMALLY REQUESTED AS AN EXCEPTION TO POLICY.
THE EXCEPTION TO POLICY MUST BE ADDRESSED TO DCS G-1, DIRECTOR, MILITARY PERSONNEL
MANAGEMENT, ATTN: DAPEMPE-PD, 300 ARMY PENTAGON, WASHINGTON DC 20310 FOR ASSISTANT
SECRETARY OF THE ARMY APPROVAL.
12. THE THREE-YEAR PROBATIONARY PERIOD POLICY FOR ALL AGR PROGRAM SOLDIERS REMAINS IN
EFFECT.
13. HQDA POINTS OF CONTACT FOR ENLISTED RETENTION POLICY ARE:
A. REGULAR ARMY: SGM DEAN.T. DRUMMOND, COMM. (703) 695-7579,
EMAIL DEAN.T.DRUMMOND@CONUS.ARMY.MIL
B. ARMY RESERVE: SGM DIANE WARD, COMM. (703) 614-5319, E-MAIL:
DIANE.S.WARD@CONUS.ARMY.MIL
C. ARMY NATIONAL GUARD: SGM TIMOTHY WILLIAMS, COMM. (703) 695-
7698, E-MAIL: TIMOTHY.C.WILLIAMS@CONUS.ARMY.MIL
14. EXPIRATION DATE CANNOT BE DETERMINED
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