Reenlistment
The selective reenlistment program (SRP) is designed to ensure only enlisted members who consistently demonstrate the capability and willingness to maintain high professional standards are offered the privilege of continued military service.
Commanders have total SRP selection authority -- as long as no other factors barring immediate reenlistment exist.
In considering reenlistment potential, unit commanders should consider the supervisor’s recommendation, the member’s duty performance, and career force potential. Commanders will not use the SRP to deny reenlistment when involuntary separation is more appropriate.
If a commander intends to deny reenlistment, the commander must notify the member of the specific reason(s) for non-selection, areas needing improvement, appeal opportunity, promotion ineligibility, and the possibility of future reconsideration and selection. The member then has an opportunity to appeal.
SRP non-selection makes members ineligible for promotion and automatically cancels projected promotion line numbers.
Once a member reenlists, any misconduct taking place in the earlier enlistment generally cannot be used as a basis for an administrative discharge action. In lieu of reenlistment, a commander may extend a member's current enlistment to assess a continuing course of substandard conduct (for example, multiple fitness failures).
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Suspension of favorable personnel actions is mandatory if an investigation that may result in disciplinary action or financial loss is initiated on a Soldier by military or civilian authorities, or if a Soldier is arrested.
When commanders learn of derogatory information that involves a military member or civilian employee with access to classified information, the commander must report the information to the security manager and decide whether to suspend the member or employee's access.
Officers may be separated for substandard duty performance, misconduct, or other adverse information in their record.
Enlisted administrative separations may be favorable (e.g. retirement or honorable separation at the end of an enlistment) or unfavorable (e.g. separations based on misconduct or unsatisfactory performance), and either voluntary (initiated by servicemember) or involuntary (initiated by commander).
The selective reenlistment program (SRP) is designed to ensure only enlisted members who consistently demonstrate the capability and willingness to maintain high professional standards are offered the privilege of continued military service.
Commanders and supervisors are encouraged to use administrative tools to encourage and correct individual behavior. Such tools include counseling, admonition and reprimand.
The intent is to correct rather than punish behavior.
Commanders are tasked with maintaining good order and discipline within their units.
In the military justice system, commanders have a quasi-judicial role in that they make decisions that are made by prosecutors or judges in the civilian sector.
Nonjudicial punishment (NJP) provides commanders with a means of maintaining good order and discipline without resorting to criminal prosecution.
