SUBJ:  REQUESTING AND SCHEDULING OF ENLISTED RETIREMENT ORDERS
REF A:  PERSONNEL MANUAL, COMDTINST M1000.6(SERIES)
1.  ENLISTED MEMBERS REQUESTING VOLUNTARY RETIREMENT SHOULD REQUEST
A RETIREMENT DATE ON THE FIRST DAY OF ANY MONTH BETWEEN SEPTEMBER
AND DECEMBER.  IF THE REQUESTED RETIREMENT DATE IS FOR ANY MONTH
BETWEEN JANUARY AND AUGUST, THE REQUEST MUST CONTAIN A COMMAND
ENDORSEMENT ACKNOWLEDING AND ACCEPTING THE TEMPORARY POSITION
VACANCY THAT MAY RESULT FROM RETIREMENT OUTSIDE THE NORMAL TRANSFER
SEASON.
2.  MEMBERS WHO REQUEST RETIREMENT IN LIEU OF ORDERS (RILO) MUST
REQUEST A RETIREMENT DATE NO LATER THAN 1 SEPTEMBER.
3.  THIS CHANGE WILL BE REFLECTED IN A FUTURE UPDATE TO REF A.
4.  QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS POLICY SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO CWO3 JOANNE
LOPEZ VIA EMAIL TO JOANNE.M.LOPEZ(AT SYMBOL)USCG.MIL.
5.  CURTIS B. ODOM, DIRECTOR OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT, SENDS.
6.  INTERNET RELEASE IS AUTHORIZED.