scope:

Purpose. a. This regulation provides policy and guidance on the following--;

b. Eligibility and selection criteria for overseas service in a permanent change of station (PCS), temporary change of station (TCS) and temporary duty (TDY) status under routine conditions as well as during mobilization, contingency operations, and deployments.

c. Establishment of tour lengths for overseas areas.

d. Curtailment, voluntary and involuntary overseas tour extensions, and consecutive overseas tours (COT).

e. The Overseas Tour Extension Incentive Program (OTEIP).

f. Intra- and inter-theater assignments.

g. Time-on-station (TOS) criterion.

Applicability. This regulation applies to the Active Army, except general officers. It also applies to soldiers in the Army National Guard of the United States and the U.S. Army Reserve when on extended active duty. It also applies to soldiers who are subject to overseas service, that is, Regular Army soldiers; members of the Reserve Component ordered to full-time duty in the Active Guard/Reserve (AGR) Program according to AR 135-18; ordered to active duty for full, total, partial mobilization; ordered to active duty for a Presidential Reserve Call-up (PRC); soldiers ordered to active duty to fill active duty vacancies according to AR 135-210. It also includes Army headquarters and commands responsible for them. Under full, partial, or total mobilization and under contingency plan conditions, only the policy proponent may modify provisions of this regulation. General officers are not subject to the provisions of this regulation.