Years in the army????????????????

Question

my husband elisted in the army for 4 years but he wants to stay in longer than that ...how would he be able to stay in longer? does he sign a paper before his four years up or somthing or do they ask him if he wants to stay in longer ? im just wondering

Answer 1

he'll be eligible for reenlistment 24 months before his ETS date

from there its pretty simple,he just has to contact his retention NCO

Answer 2

He has to reenlist at the end of his first enlistment.

Answer 3

Within his last year, they'll give him an opportunity to reenlist  

Answer 4

Given the present civilian job market, his decision might be a wise one - plenty of benefits and retirement after 20.

Essentially, he simply reenlists.

Answer 5

make sure he does it in iraq...or afganistan. the bonus is tax free!!!

Answer 6

tell your husband thank you, and all he has to do is re-enlist  

Answer 7

If he just enlisted he will want to wait until he is a year from his ETS date.  If he is near that:

1.  He can wait until they come to him about re-enlisting.

2.  He can step forward and tell his CO that he wants to re-enlist.

There are many options for re-enlistment right now.

My Hubby just re-enlisted for 2 years because his ETS date was 3 months after the deploy.  It will still allow him to re-enlist over in Iraq and had some nice perks as well.

Answer 8

He can sign a new contract when he is within his last year of that 4 year current contract.