'Up or out' rules eased

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'Up or out' rules eased
By Jim Tice - Staff writer
Posted : Monday Dec 1, 2008 6:12:17 EST

The Army has increased the maximum service limit for sergeants major from 30 to 32 years, while relaxing "up or out" restrictions for most other enlisted ranks.

Changes to the tenure ceilings, called retention control points, took effect Nov. 1 for 483,000 members of the Regular Army and Active Guard and Reserve.

Retention control points are the maximum years of active service authorized for soldiers at the different enlisted ranks.

A related "up or out" policy generally requires that soldiers separate or retire if they are not promoted before reaching their RCP.

The new policies do not apply to National Guard and Army Reserve soldiers who have been mobilized, or to soldiers assigned to reserve troop program units or the Individual Ready Reserve.


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