Advanced Service Rating Score The Advanced Service Rating Score was the system that the US Army used at the end of World War II in Europe to determine which soldiers were eligible to be sent back to the United States for discharge from military service . History . As the end of the war in Europe became a reality , the US War Department began planning for the " redeployment of Army Personnel " following the end of hostilities . The Readjustment Regulations were first introduced on September 15 , 1944 and revised February 15 , 1945 and again on March 5 , 1945 . The rules were simple in general principle : " those who had fought longest and hardest should be returned home for discharge first . " The US Army divided units of the European Theater of Operations into four categories : New replacement troops would replace the " veterans " returning home . Initial criteria . An enlisted man needed a score of 85pts to be considered for the demobilization . The scores were determined as follows for each : Time of service was calculated from September 16 , 1940 . Classes . Different scores were set for troops in the US Army , US Army Air Force s , Women ’ s Army Corps and holders of the Medal of Honor . Officers . Before the surrender of Japan , officers who may have to serve again in combat were assessed not only on their ASR score but also on their efficiency and military specialities . However most high - scoring officers could have expected an early discharge after VE Day . The qualifying score was revised down to 80 Points after VJ Day . In the coming months it would be lowered again . Medical personnel . Scores varied before the end of May 1945 by varied department in the Medical Corps . The discharge program continued until the end July 1945 until the demand to ship personnel and equipment to the Pacific became so great that Medical units were prevented from shipping back to the United States for inactivation . However all transfers to the Pacific were abruptly halted with announcement of the Japanese surrender on August 14 , 1945 . Enlisted troops . Enlisted servicemen and women had to get 85pts . Those who qualified were processed at 22 Reception Centers throughout Allied - occupied Europe . Post - War changes . By September 1945 , the War Department redesignated all units in Europe as either Occupation Forces ( personnel with either the lowest scores or who were volunteers ) , Redeployment Forces ( those with the highest score being sent back to the United States ) or Liquidation Forces ( troops with middle scores of 60 - 79 points ) who were required to close down former front line facilities such as munition dumps or field hospitals . Nevertheless , the ASR began to create problems for the US Army in post - war Germany as high - scoring personnel plus the attrition caused by sickness , compassionate leave and accidents meant continual loss of many experienced officers and NCOs . By December 1 , 1945 , a new policy was started , which was based on a combination of ASR score and length of service . The points required were as follows : All enlisted fathers with three or more children ( under 18 years ) were immediately eligible for discharge irrespective of their time in military service .