Army changes voluntary retirement policy

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The Army is changing its voluntary retirement policy to allow soldiers to submit requests 12 to 24 months before their preferred retirement date.

The Army is changing when soldiers can request voluntary retirement. Under the new policy, soldiers can submit voluntary retirement requests at least 12 months, and no more than 24 months, before their preferred retirement date. Army officials say the change will allow the service to better predict personnel losses, synchronize personnel movement cycles and support soldiers transitioning out of the military. Soldiers who are being considered for a new assignment or have received official orders for a permanent change of station will not be able to submit a voluntary retirement request. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

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Hosts: Federal News Network, Hubbard Radio

Topics covered

• military policy
• retirement
• personnel management
• Army changes
• voluntary retirement

Keywords

• Army
• voluntary retirement
• military
• personnel losses
• transitioning out

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Organizations: Army

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