CHAPTER 4 – DEPLOYMENT 4–1. Purpose. To provide guidance for all deployees supporting the Overseas Contingency Operation (OCO). A deployee is defined as all personnel to include Active Component (AC) Soldiers, Reserve Component (RC) Soldiers (USAR and ARNG), appropriated/non-appropriated DA civilians, contractors, Army and Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) civilian personnel, Red Cross volunteers, and any other military service members deploying in support of OCO. 4–2. Deployment Eligibility. Deployment eligibility is determined in accordance with (IAW) regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army and include DOD Directive 1215.06, DOD Directive 1235.10, AR 690-11, DA Pamphlet 69047, DOD Directive 1400.31, DOD Instruction 1400.32, DOD 3020.37, AR 715-9, and DA PAM 715-16. 4–3. Deployment Cycle Support (DCS). DCS is a comprehensive process that ensures Soldiers, DA civilians, and their Families are better prepared and sustained throughout the deployment cycle. The goal of the DCS process is to facilitate Soldier, DA civilian, and Family well-being throughout deployments. The DCS Directive applies to all AC and RC Soldiers, DA civilians and their Families and is available on the DCS website at Deployment Cycle Support - Home Page (http://www.armyg1.army.mil/dcs/default.asp). 4–4. General Guidance. a. Regulations. All military personnel are validated against Soldier readiness standards IAW AR 600-8-101, Personnel Processing (In-, Out-, Soldier Readiness, Mobilization, and Deployment Processing). b. Current Stop Loss Applicability. (1) Active Army (AA) Units deploying on or after 1 January 2010 will no longer be subject to stop loss. These units will remain subject to stop movement. (2) Army National Guard (ARNG) units mobilizing on or after 1 September 2009 will no longer be subject to stop loss. Current stop loss policies remain unchanged for ARNG units mobilizing prior to 1 September 2009 (NGB-ARH Policy Memo 09-022). (3) United States Army Reserve (USAR) units mobilizing on or after 1 August 2009 will no longer be subject to stop loss. Current stop loss policies remain unchanged for USAR units mobilizing prior to 1 August 2009 (USARC OPORD 09/128). (4) See ALARACT 077/2009 and ALARACT 078/2009 for detailed policy concerning the Stop Loss Program. c. Voluntary Separation Actions. (1) If pending voluntary separation, discharge, or transfer to the Individual Ready Reserve (IRR) or the Retired Reserve, for other than maximum age or other disqualifying reason, the voluntary action must be effective prior to the unit/individual‘s mobilization date. Other voluntary and involuntary separations will be handled on a case-by-case basis as they occur.
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