How long can you stay in the army as a e-7?

Answer 1

The answer is: 15 Years. The best place to find the answer of similar questions like this is in AR 601-280 Army Retention Program. The answer is found by seeking the rank's "Retention Control Point" (RCP). The RCP is the point at which you cannot stay elisted on Active Duty at the current rank past a certain time period. At times, the Dept. of the Army (DA) sends out messages to the Military to update or make changes to published regulations. One such message is found in (ALARACT Message 267-2008 effective 1 November 2008). See Below Private (PVT) - Private First Class (PFC) - 8 Years Corporal (CPL) / Specialist (SPC) - 10 Years Corporal (CPL) / Specialist (SPC) Promotable - 15 Years Sergeant (SGT) 15 Years Sergeant (SGT) Promotable - 20 Years Staff Sergeant (SSG) - 23 Years Staff Sergeant (SSG) Promotable - 26 Years Sergeant First Class (SFC) - 26 Years Sergeant First Class (SFC) Promotable - 29 Years First Sergeant (1SG) / Master Sergeant (MSG) - 29 Years First Sergeant (1SG) / Master Sergeant (MSG) Promotable - 32 Years Command Sergeant Major (CSM) / Sergeant Major (SGM) - 32 Years The following information can also be found in AR 601-280, Table 3-1 Retention Control Points For additional information you can also research AR 600-8-19 Enlisted Promtions and Reductions in Rank.

Answer 2

By that point, you'd be under what they call an "indefinite" enlistment, and you'd be expected to retire from the Army. In the end, it comes down to how long the Army will let you stay in - if you stay in past your 20, and they decide you've gotten a bit long in the tooth, they can force retire you.

Answer 3

till they suspend me or I am retried.