Overseas Service - United States Army

Army Regulation 614?30

Assignments, Details, and Transfers

Overseas Service

Headquarters Department of the Army Washington, DC 22 December 2016

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SUMMARY of CHANGE

AR 614?30 Overseas Service

This expedite revision, dated 22 December 2016--

o Updates policy on overseas tour lengths, as specified in the Joint Travel Regulation, for officers participating in foreign area officer training assignments, education, and broadening assignments (para 3?3i).

o Adds policy stating that the Director, Defense Intelligence Agency determines overseas tour lengths, whether accompanied or unaccompanied, of Soldiers assigned to the Defense Attach? System (para 3?3w).

o Adds policy for Soldiers who are denied entry into a foreign country (para 3?7c).

o Updates policy for former members of the Peace Corps (para 3?8a(8)).

o Adds language from Army Dir 2016?07 and Army Dir 2016?13 (paras 3?8 and 4?3d(1), respectively).

o Updates medical criteria for Soldier deployability (para 3?8b(1)).

o Adds policy for accrual of individual dwell time (para 3?8d).

o Adds policy to clarify legal processing criteria for deployment (para 3?8e).

o Provides for automatic stabilization of Soldiers after the death of a spouse (para 4?3d(1)).

o Allows Soldiers who make an unrestricted report of sexual assault to request an expedited transfer (para 5?2a(6)).

o Updates policy on retainability for outside the continental United States to continental United States assignments (para 6?1e).

o Adds policy that Reserve Component, ordered to active duty overseas, will not be stationed overseas without approval (para 7?2f).

o Adds eligibility for key billets for senior enlisted Soldiers (para 7?3).

Headquarters Department of the Army Washington, DC 22 December 2016

*Army Regulation 614?30

Effective 22 January 2017 Assignments, Details, and Transfers

Overseas Service

History. This publication is an expedite

revision. The portions affected by this expedite revision are listed in the summary of change.

Summary. This publication complies

with and implements DODI 1315.18. It prescribes policies pertinent to overseas permanent change of station moves, overseas tour lengths, overseas tour curtailments, time-on-station, eligibility for overseas service criteria, voluntary and involuntary overseas tour extension, the Overseas Tour Extension Incentive Program, and consecutive overseas tours. It does not prescribe policies pertinent to Soldiers' compensation and entitlements for movement overseas on permanent change of station and/ or temporary change of station.

Applicability. This regulation applies to

the Active Army (except general officers), the Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, and the U.S. Army Reserve, unless otherwise stated. Also, it applies to Army Reserve Soldiers serving on extended active duty, to include Soldiers in the Active Guard Reserve Program and to members of the Reserve Component ordered to active duty for full, total, or partial mobilization or via a Presidential Reserve Call-Up.

Proponent and exception authority.

The proponent of this regulation is the Deputy Chief of Staff, G?1. The proponent has the authority to approve exceptions or waivers to this regulation that are consistent with controlling law and regulations. The proponent may delegate this approval authority, in writing, to a division chief within the proponent agency or its direct reporting unit or field operating agency, in the grade of colonel or the civilian equivalent. Activities may request a waiver to this regulation by providing justification that includes a full analysis of the expected benefits and must include formal review by the activity's senior legal officer. All waiver requests will be endorsed by the commander or senior leader of the requesting activity and forwarded through their higher headquarters to the policy proponent. Refer to AR 25?30 for specific guidance.

Army internal control process. This

regulation contains internal control provisions in accordance with AR 11?2 and identifies key internal controls that must be evaluated (see app F).

Supplementation. Supplementation of

this regulation and establishment of command and local forms are prohibited without prior approval from the Deputy Chief of Staff, G?1 (DAPE? MPE), 300 Army Pentagon, Washington, DC 20310?0300.

Suggested improvements. Users are

invited to send comments or suggested improvements on DA Form 2028 (Recommended Changes to Publications and Blank Forms) directly to Headquarters, Department of the Army (DAPE?MPE?DR), 300 Army Pentagon, Washington, DC 20310? 0300, or via electronic mail to: usarmy.pentagon.hqda-dcs-g1.mbx.dapempe@mail.mil.

Distribution. This publication is availa-

ble in electronic media only and is intended for command levels A, B, C, D, and E for the Active Army, the Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, the U.S. Army Reserve, and members of the Active Guard Reserve Program.

Contents (Listed by paragraph and page number)

Chapter 1 Introduction, page 1 Purpose ? 1?1, page 1 References ? 1?2, page 1 Explanation of abbreviations and terms ? 1?3, page 1 Responsibilities ? 1?4, page 1 Records management requirements ? 1?5, page 1

Chapter 2 Responsibilities, page 1

*This regulation supersedes AR 614-30, dated 27 January 2015.

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Contents--Continued

Headquarters, Department of the Army ? 2?1, page 1 Overseas command level ? 2?2, page 6

Chapter 3 Policies on Service outside the continental United States, page 7 General policies regarding selection for service outside the continental United States ? 3?1, page 7 Priorities and selection for assignment outside the continental United States ? 3?2, page 12 Outside the continental United States service and tour policies ? 3?3, page 12 Immediately available, unqualified, and/or ineligible Soldiers ? 3?4, page 16 Policy on prescribed accompanied and unaccompanied tours in long and short-tour areas ? 3?5, page 16 Management of date eligible for return from overseas ? 3?6, page 17 Exceptions to outside the continental United States assignment policies and authority for approval ? 3?7, page 17 Soldier eligibility for overseas (outside United States) deployment ? 3?8, page 17

Chapter 4 Consecutive Overseas Tours, Low-Cost Moves, and Tours Affected by Families, page 19 Voluntary and involuntary consecutive overseas tours ? 4?1, page 19 Low-cost move policy ? 4?2, page 21 Tour lengths affected by Family members ? 4?3, page 21 Joint domicile of married Army couples ? 4?4, page 23 Tour lengths for married military couples ? 4?5, page 23

Chapter 5 Curtailments, page 26 Curtailment of outside the continental United States tours ? 5?1, page 26 Exceptional curtailment cases ? 5?2, page 27 Curtailment of pregnant Soldiers ? 5?3, page 27 Pregnancy of spouse ? 5?4, page 28 Required and compassionate curtailments ? 5?5, page 28

Chapter 6 Foreign Service Tour Extensions, page 28 Involuntary foreign service tour extensions ? 6?1, page 28 Voluntary foreign service tour extensions ? 6?2, page 29 Overseas Tour Extension Incentive Program ? 6?3, page 30

Chapter 7 Tour Lengths, Key Billets, and Statutory Authorities, page 34 Establishing and changing overseas tour lengths ? 7?1, page 34 Tour lengths and exceptions ? 7?2, page 34 Key billet policy ? 7?3, page 35

Appendixes

A. References, page 36

B. Overseas Tours and Restrictions (See the Joint Travel Regulations), page 40

C. Headquarters, Department of the Army Addresses Pertinent to this Regulation, page 41

D. Criteria for Overseas Tour Lengths, page 43

E. Overseas Tour Length Data Sheet, page 44

F.Internal Control Evaluation, page 47

Table List

Table 2?1: Authorities for approval of permanent change of station and time-on-station waivers and tour curtailments, page 3

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Table 3?1: Eligibility for overseas service criteria (reassignment), page 8 Table 3?2: Award of tour credit and adjustment of date eligible for return from overseas/date returned from over-

seas, page 14 Table 3?3: Creditable periods of overseas service, page 15 Table 4?1: Tour lengths for married military couples, page 23 Table 4?2: Proration of tours, page 24 Table 6?1: Extension of overseas tour--involuntary foreign service tour extension, consecutive overseas tour, and/or in-

place consecutive overseas tour (see note 8), page 31 Table 6?2: Extension of overseas tours--voluntary foreign service tour extension and consecutive overseas tour/in-place

consecutive overseas tour, page 33 Table D?1: Criteria for overseas tour lengths, page 43

Figure List

Figure 4?1: Formula for prorating a tour length because of a change in tour from accompanied to unaccompanied, page 25

Figure 4?2: Example of a prorated tour length from accompanied to unaccompanied tour, page 25 Figure 4?3: Formula for prorating a tour length because of a change in tour from unaccompanied to accompa-

nied, page 25 Figure 4?4: Example of a prorated tour length from unaccompanied to accompanied tour, page 26

Glossary

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