Phase 4: Post-Deployment Phase (Return, Reintegration and Re-Deployment, or R3)
During the Return, Reunion, and Reintegration (R3) phase, the IA Sailor returns home and transitions back to their parent command or Navy Operational Support Center (NOSC). Note: The term "Re-Deployment" is an Army term that is sometimes used when describing the Sailor's return portion of R3. When AC Sailor's orders end, they can go back to their parent command or execute PCS orders to a new duty station. RC Sailors go back to reserve duty at their NOSC. In all cases, IA Sailors are expected to complete a series of briefings and medical checks as part of their R3 phase to ensure a successful reintegration.
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The R3 phase begins with the first I-Stop after leaving theater (typically the Warrior Transition Program (WTP) or ECRC))
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The purpose of the R3 phase is to facilitate the return of the IA Sailor and medical / family / unit / civilian employment reintegration
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The R3 phase ends when all medical issues have been resolved, when the IA Sailor re-deploys, and at least nine months have passed since the IA Sailor's return
The Navy developed the Warrior Transition Program (WTP), located in Sembach, Germany, in an effort to facilitate IA Sailors’ return and ease the reintegration process with Families, Commands and Communities following war zone deployments.