European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 21, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 the stars and stripes tuesday. April 21,1987 letters involuntary tour Extension policy clarified please clarify the proposed involuntary Lour Exten Sions listed in the Stan arid stripes i am a first term enlisted on a four year contract. In july 1 will have to Rcd 24 months in Germany. According 16 the ankle first Wermers will Only serve 24 month and that length will not be extended. Also it mated thai Trie extensions would affect ail personnel serving in a 36-month tour area. Does this include Trie Linee i am Only supposed to be Here Tor 24 months not 36? i have talked to my personnel Section and All they can by it that All personnel scheduled to Deros fro july i to sept. 30 Are going to stay t telephoned a Branch ind talked to my military occupational specially Vanlier but he hid not received any word on exactly who will a and who will leave my main concern Over the Extension is that if 1 am extended for 90 Davi that will result in my having less than one year remaining in service when i do Deros. Thi bin the me i could very easily be extended until my ets which would mean i would be remain ing in Germany 11 month longer than originally scheduled nine and location withheld editor s note chief warrant officer Johnv. Tutor chief. Management actions Brunch 1st per to Mae come he Usa eur replies based on i Timur questions from other readers and nun Ron Telephone oils to 1st personnel come re a num longer Tours in Europe and involuntary Exten Rien for certain categories of Millers the following inform Udo is provided recanting recently announced department of the army Pelties concerning those mat Ter. Toe new Poledes Are directed at three Primar Yarm. Each one b Gumma rated below change in tour length the current 18-month tour has been changed to a 24-Nwnth Lour. Sol Diers  this change Are first term enlistees whose service commitment is for two or three Yean to include soldiers assigned to cohort unit. All Millers in into  who have a Deros of april 1,1987. Or later will be required to stay in Europe to Complete the new 24-month tour or remain until their ets. Soldiers Ore exempt from he change of Lour length if u of feb. 12,1987, they had already re enlisted for an option that directed a permanent change of station or if by feb. 12,1987. They had already extended their enlist ment in order to Haw More than 12 months service remaining to ets and be eligible for re a Enn no the United slates or if they had previously extended their foreign service tour by six or More months. Firt term enlistees with a service commitment of four or More years aim Are not affected by this change since they Are already serving 24-month tour. Involuntary extensions career sol Dien defined As soldiers serving on a second or subsequent term of service who have a Deros Between july i 1987, and nor. 30,1987, inclusive will be into lunar Fly extended in Europe far approximately three month. Soldiers Are exempt from the involuntary Extension if they will have completed the prescribed tour pins at least than months at Deros. Other exemptions include soldiers going to Force modernization assignments such As Apache helicopter units multiple launch rocket system units Patriot missile units and the White House communication Agency. Soldiers scheduled to attend Basic and advanced no counts pcs schools of 20 weeks or More selected functional mos courses or assignment to Drill instructor or recruiting Doty Tut also exempt. Service remaining requirements for reassignment to the unite states effective immediately All enlisted soldiers regardless of rank current Deros or Date of arrival in Europe Mut have More than 12 months Active service remaining upon Deros. Soldiers who have More than 11 months service remaining Between Deros and ets Are eligible to re turn to the is. For reassign men. Those mat do nol must extend their enlistment or re enlist in order to satisfy the requirement. Soldiers who do not Lake action to extend or re enlist to meet this requirement and those who Are precluded from extending or re enlisting will be involuntarily extended to two Day before ets and remain id Europe until that Date. Iri the writer s particular situation since he or she is a Jornt Lerm enlisted currently serving on a 24-month tour there is no change of Lour involved nor is he or she affected by the involuntary pcs delay since that is a Kllc Ftfe Only to career soldiers. Also based on the fact that the writer stated that he or she has More than 12 months service remaining from Deros to ets the provision of involuntary Extension to ets Alto does nol apply. Realizing the inconvenience that the new policies May have on soldiers and families All readers need to be aware that some alternatives do exist. Usa eur to strongly encouraging first term sol Diers to extend their enlistments to avoid further Ivov serv Lee to be eligible for reassignment to the United upon Normal Deros. Career soldiers who Are extended and who desire to relocate during the summer months Are offered the Opportunity to voluntarily extend in Europe without regard to the Normal Lead times for which attentions Rantt be submitted or the fact that they May already Haw received reassignment instructions except to certain High priority act rifles stations. Procedures also exist to allow spouses to apply and sign for family housing during the period june 10 through nor. 15,1987, should soldiers and their families Dedde that the Guntly will return Early a. The above summarizes the new pcs policy changes. Personnel service craters can provide additional information relative to an individual s particular situate in. Comparability increases cola explained on feb. 5. The majority of Federal employees received a Cost of Lertg allow Ance cola pay increase As authorized in the fiscal 1987 budget. The except onto this not to include non appropriated fund Naf employees is the wage Grade we employee i happen to be one of these was employed via the family member employ ment program. This denial of a com for individuals such As myself confuses me As the Cost of living increased for me and the Many other was As it did for everyone. I recently tallied with my payroll clerk in Heidelberg and questioned her on the subject. She referred me to my civilian personnel office where a Cleft informed me that the to employees were not included in the authorization received by that office. Further she was nol sure if we would receive a cola increase. 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