MILPER MESSAGE NUMBER : 06-187
AHRC-PDT-P
THE FY 07 SHORT TERM EXTENSION (STE) PROGRAM
FOR OTHER THAN REGULAR ARMY (OTRA) FIRST AND SECOND LIEUTENANTS
Issued: [06/30/2006]...

A.  AR 135-215, OFFICER PERIODS OF SERVICE ON ACTIVE DUTY

1. EXPIRATION:  THIS MESSAGE EXPIRES NLT 30 SEP 08.

2.  POLICY/PROCEDURES: THE FY 07 SHORT TERM EXTENSION (STE) PROGRAM
FOR OTHER THAN REGULAR ARMY (OTRA) FIRST AND SECOND LIEUTENANTS
(PREDOMINANTLY YG 04) IS OUTLINED AS FOLLOWS:

A.  ALL OTRA ARMY COMPETITIVE CATEGORY (ACC) 1LTS WITH A DATE OF RANK
(DOR) OF 31 MAR 06 AND EARLIER, AND 2LTS WITH A DOR OF 1 OCT 03 TO 30
SEP 04, INCLUSIVE, WHO HAVE A DATE OF EXPIRATION OF CURRENT SERVICE
AGREEMENT (ECUR) PRIOR TO 1 JUL 07, ARE GRANTED A STE.

B.  THOSE LIEUTENANTS WHO HAVE SEPARATION DATES AS A RESULT OF NOT
BEING SELECTED FOR RETENTION OR BEING TWICE NON-SELECTED FOR
PROMOTION BY A PREVIOUS BOARD ARE NOT AFFECTED BY THIS MESSAGE AND
WILL NOT BE EXTENDED BEYOND THEIR CURRENT MANDATORY SEPARATION DATE.

C.  AHRC-OPZ-IM WILL TOP-LOAD ECUR DATES TO REFLECT 1 JUL 07.

D.  THIS STE IS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ALLOWING ACC OTRA OFFICERS WITH
THE ABOVE DORS THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE CONSIDERED FOR PROMOTION TO
CAPTAIN AND CONTINUATION ON ACTIVE DUTY IN A VOLUNTARY INDEFINITE
STATUS BY THE FY 07 CAPTAIN PROMOTION SELECTION BOARD.  IT IS
ANTICIPATED THAT THE FY 07 CAPTAIN PROMOTION SELECTION BOARD WILL BE
HELD IN NOV 06.  ELIGIBLE LIEUTENANTS MEETING THE ABOVE CRITERIA ARE
GRANTED THIS EXTENSION.  NO ACTION IS REQUIRED FOR OFFICERS WHO
DESIRE TO ACCEPT THIS STE.

3.  THE FIRST LIEUTENANT COLONEL IN AN OFFICER'S CHAIN OF
COMMAND/SUPERVISION HAS THE AUTHORITY TO DENY THE STE OF ANY OFFICER
WHO DOES NOT WARRANT CONTINUATION DUE TO SUBSTANDARD
PERFORMANCE/MISCONDUCT.  THE COUNSELING AND DENIAL OF THE STE WITH
THE OFFICER'S COMMENTS WILL BE FORWARDED THRU MPD/PSB TO CDR,  
AHRC, ATTN:  AHRC-OPD-A, 200 STOVALL STREET, ALEXANDRIA, VA  
22332-0478.  OFFICERS IN THIS CATEGORY WHO DESIRE TO APPEAL THE
DENIAL OF THEIR STE MAY SUBMIT A WRITTEN APPEAL THROUGH CHANNELS TO
THE FIRST COLONEL (0-6) IN THEIR CHAIN OF COMMAND/SUPERVISION.  THIS
ACTION WILL BE TAKEN PRIOR TO FORWARDING THE REQUEST FOR DENIAL OF
STE TO AHRC.

4.  ANY OFFICER NOT DESIRING THIS STE MUST SUBMIT A MEMORANDUM
DECLINING THE SHORT TERM EXTENSION THROUGH THEIR CHAIN OF COMMAND AND
MPD/PSC TO THE ADDRESS IN THE PRECEDING PARAGRAPH, STATING THAT THEY
DO NOT DESIRE THE STE.  STATEMENTS FOR DECLINATION OF STE MUST BE
RECEIVED AT AHRC NLT 31 OCT 06.  ANY OFFICER NOT SUBMITTING A
DECLINATION STATEMENT WILL BE CONSIDERED TO HAVE CONSENTED TO THIS
STE.

5.  OFFICERS WHO DECLINE THE STE OR WHO ARE NOT APPROVED FOR STE WILL
SEPARATE NLT THEIR ORIGINAL ECUR.

6. MPD/PSB WILL IDENTIFY OFFICERS WITH THE APPLICABLE DOR AND ECUR
DATES, AND PROVIDE ROSTERS TO THE CHAIN OF COMMAND FOR REVIEW.  THE
CHAIN OF COMMAND WILL REVIEW ROSTERS FOR OFFICERS WHO DO NOT WARRANT
RETENTION AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION NOT LATER THAN 31 OCT 06 AS
OUTLINED IN PARAGRAPH 3 THRU 5 ABOVE. MPD/PSB WILL ENSURE ALL
OFFICERS DENIED OR DECLINING THIS STE ARE PROCESSED EXPEDITIOUSLY FOR
SEPARATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR ORIGINAL ECUR. FORWARD
DENIAL/DECLINATION STATEMENT TO THE PRECEDING ADDRESS, NLT 31 OCT 06.
FAX: DSN 221-0874, COMM: 703-325-0874, OR SCAN AND EMAIL TO MARGUERITE.RICE@HOFFMAN.ARMY.MIL.

7. WIDEST DISSEMINATION IS DIRECTED.

8. AHRC POC IS AHRC-PDT-PM, MARGUERITE RICE, DSN 221-3171, COMM  
(703) 325-3171, EMAIL MARGUERITE.RICE@HOFFMAN.ARMY.MIL.