• Reenlistments - A Marine must reenlist prior to midnight of the last day of his/her current enlistment/extension.  The reenlistment will be effective on the date following the day of separation.

Reenlistment Lengths

Reenlistment Authority

                                Reference:  MCO P1040.31H
 

• Extensions - Extensions of enlistment are executed in monthly increments and are not approved for more than 23 months for each extension.  Marines cannot exceed 48 months of extensions on each enlistment contract per Title 10 U.S. Code, Section 509.

Local Command Authority

                                Reference:  MCO P1040.31H
 

• Lateral Movement - Although reclassification may occur and/or be requested at any time in a Marine's career, as specified in MCO 1220.5 (Enlisted Lateral Movement), lateral movement normally occurs no later than the first-term reenlistment point.

Lateral Movement Guide

Short MOSs

                                References:  MCO P1040.31H, MCO 1220.5 and MCO P1200.7 (Part 1)   (Part2)
 

• Reenlistment - Extension - Lateral Movement (RELM) Request

                                (If you would like to request reenlistment, extension, or lateral
                                 movement, have this form certified by the appropriate section
                                 and get recommendations from your chain of command (leave
                                 the 1stSgt/SgtMaj section blank) then return this form to the
                                 MATSG Career Planner.)
 

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