1 / 1 Show Caption + Hide Caption – The Enlisted Voluntary Early Separation Program and Enlisted Involuntary Early Separation Program have some important changes that took effect Jan. (Photo Credit: Photo illustration by Peggy Frierson) WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Jan. 13, 2014) - The Enlisted Voluntary Early Separation Program and Enlisted Involuntary Early Separation Program have some important changes that took effect Jan.
VOLUNTARY SEPARATION The Enlisted Voluntary Early Separation Program is designed for Soldiers who have employment offers and want to separate prior to the expiration of their term of service, or ETS. They can now request getting out up to 180 days prior to their ETS. Canon mf toolbox 4.9 windows 10 64 bit 3010. Soldiers can request the separation through their local commanders, if they can show adequate salary or compensation from their potential civilian employers, and that the separation won't hurt their ability to support their families, said James R.
Bragg, branch chief for Retention and Reclassification - Involuntary/Voluntary Separation program, Human Resources Command, at Fort Knox, Ky. Bragg added that of that 180-day maximum period, the Soldier would need a minimum of 90 days for normal transition/separation processing. The previous voluntary separation policy was for Soldiers planning to attend college. That policy allows them to separate up to 90 days early, so they can begin their semester work, Bragg said.
That policy remains in effect. Nothing has changed with that policy. The new policy allowing for early separation for a job opportunity can be 'good for the Soldiers and their families' as they transition, Bragg said. Further details of the changes can be found in All Army Activity message 340/2013. INVOLUNTARY SEPARATION The Enlisted Involuntary Early Separation Program has been in effect for some time for Soldiers whose units are deploying and their ETS date is during that deployment. In those cases, Soldiers would be offered the chance to re-enlist, extend or choose a different unit or military occupational specialty, said Bragg.
If they didn't, they would be involuntarily separated up to one year before their ETS. That remains in effect. The big change is that besides deploying units, the policy now also covers units that are going to be deactivated, he said. For Soldiers in units that will be deactivating, they'll be given 45 days to extend or re-enlist from the time they're notified, Bragg continued. If the Soldier chooses not to extend or re-enlist, the Soldier's ETS would be reduced up to a year's time - depending on the date his or her unit is deactivating - but not less than 90 days for the transition/separation processing.
The policy would not apply to units that are deactivating but are then reactivating as a different unit, at the same location. In that case, the Soldiers would remain with their unit until their ETS dates, he added. Although no Soldier has yet been affected by the change, Bragg said he expects there will be involuntary separations for those in units deactivating as the drawdown continues. 'We always give the Soldier the opportunity to stay with the team first,' he added. The policy for involuntary early separations can be found in All Army Activity message 339/2013 and Military Personnel 13-375. Whether nor not Soldiers choose the voluntary separation route or the involuntary, they are afforded, as always, the opportunity to speak with a reserve-component career counselor for possible offerings in the National Guard or Army Reserve, said Col. Charles A Slaney, program manager for reserve component career counselors, HRC.
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Army Volunteer Programs What is it? Army Volunteer Programs provide Families with an opportunity to volunteer their time to a range of activities and services to support the Army community. The key components of success in the Army Volunteer Programs are the Army Volunteer Corps Coordinator (AVCC), the Army Family Action Plan (AFAP), and Army Family Team Building (AFTB). What has the Army done? The AVCC recruits, tracks, and places volunteers in organizations and agencies on Army installations.
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The Volunteer Management Information System, an online system to recruit volunteers and maintain personnel records of volunteers, is easy to use and enables volunteers to find worldwide opportunities. This simplifies reporting requirements for program managers. The AFAP provides a “grassroots” mechanism to raise well-being issues of concern to senior leaders and establishes a protocol to work the issues through resolution.
Issues historically reflect the concerns arising from changes that have a direct effect on the Families of Soldiers. The issues result in changes to legislation, Department of Army and Defense policies, and improved programs and services. This year marks AFAP’s 25 th Anniversary The AFTB builds stronger, more resilient Families by providing education and readiness training that is targeted at Family members at every level, to include spouses of junior enlisted Soldiers who are new to the Army.
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