The US Army  announced a one-year pilot program on Monday that would allow regular Army soldiers to submit their retirement packets up to two years in advance of their planned retirement date.

The Army’s plan, which will begin on Jan. 1, 2023, will allow active-duty soldiers to submit retirement packets at least 12 months in advance of their requested retirement date, but no more than two years away from it, aiming to ease the end-of-service crunch that many service members experience on their way out of the military.