Guidelines for Enlistment and Re-enlistment

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Article Number:	7CAV-R-022
Scope:	Guidelines for Enlistment and Re-enlistment
Version:	Version 1.0
Effective Date:	21 April 2014
Last Modified Date:	DDMMMYYYY
Approving Authority:	GOA.Chance, John T
Point of Contact:	LTG.Kleinman, Harm

THIS DOCUMENT MAY NOT BE EDITED WITHOUT GENERAL STAFF APPROVAL

Section 1: Overview

Purpose This regulation prescribes the guidelines and processes for enlistment or re-enlistment of troopers from the 7th Cavalry Regiment(7CAV). It provides principles support, standards of service, policies, tasks, rules, steps and classifications governing all work required in the field to support the process of enlisting or re-enlisting a trooper into the Regiment.

Responsibilities

1. The Regimental Command Staff (Regimental Commander and Executive Officer) will serve as the senior official on matters concerning discharges and retirements, and will provide supervision of discharge policy formulation, procedures, goals, system and standards.
2. The Regimental Chief of Staff (COS) will be responsible for the implementation of this regulation within the Regiment. Furthermore, COS will supervise enlistment and re-enlistment functions prescribed in this regulation and serve as the final promotion authority for all combat units and departments.

Section 2: Principles and Standards

2-1 Principles of Support The 7CAV Command Staff will provide a centralized process for the enlistment or re-enlistment of all members of the 7th Cavalry Regiment.

This regulations will define:

1. The procedures involved with the enlistment of a new trooper, and re-enlistment of troopers into the Regiment.
2. The requirements and standards for enlistments, and re-enlistments.

2-2 Standards of Service The Standards of Service are as follows:

1. Only following billets are authorized to approve new Enlistments :
   1. The primary approval authority will be Regimental Recruiting OIC or Executive Officer or NCOIC
   2. Recruit Training Command Commander or Executive Officer will assist as needed
   3. Any General Grade Officer on their prerogative
2. Only the following billets are authorized to approve Re-Enlistments
   1. Regimental Recruiting OIC or Executive Officer
   2. Any General Grade Officer
3. In the instance where an enlistment or re-enlistment is in dispute and final determination will be made by the General of the Army.

Section 3: Policy

3-1 The Enlistment Process
3-1.1 The enlistment process begins once a trooper has completed the enlistment application.
3-1.2 The approval authority responds to the enlistment application per established procedure, ensuring the enlistee meets the following minimum requirements:

Minimum Requirements Template
NOTE: Minimum requirements 'issues' must be resolved within 10 days of enlistment or the enlistee will be DISCHARGED

3-2 The Re-Enlistment Process
3-2.1 Re-enlistment occurs when a currently discharged or retired member requests to return to active status in the Regiment. The process begins when the re-enlistee completes and submits the enlistment application marked as re-enlistment
3-2.2 Once the re-enlistment application is received the approving authority must review MILPACS to insure the re-enlistee meets the following criteria.

1. Trooper must have received a General or Honorable Discharge from previous enlistment.
2. Anyone having received an Honorable Discharge or Retirement is eligible to re-enlist.
3. Trooper must have no more than 2 General Discharges within a 3 year period. If a trooper has received 3 General Discharges within the same 2 year period, they will not be eligible for re-enlistment
4. Any trooper receiving a Discharge Under Other than Honorable Conditions due to being AWOL must be interviewed by the approval authority to insure that the re-enlistee is aware of the requirements and is able to meet them.
5. Any trooper that has received a Discharge Under Other than Honorable Conditions due to discharging while under NCS or UCMJ action or receiving Dishonorable Discharge will not be eligible for re-enlistment.

3-2.3 Appeals - There is no appeal process for re-enlistments. If a trooper is in-eligible for re-enlistment they must attempt to have their last discharge classification changed to one that would allow for re-enlistment.

3.2.4 Secondary Billets - Troopers who re-enlist will not be eligible for any leadership position, or secondary billet for a period of 90 days following re-enlistment.

The General Staff reserves the right to make exceptions to this policy when deemed in the best interest of the 7th Cavalry Regiment as a whole. Such an exception requires the unanimous decision of the General Staff.