After a period of leave and upkeep, the destroyer moved into Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard on 5 April for minor hull repairs. The deterioration proved too severe to fully repair in Hawaii, however, and the warship proceeded to Hunter's Point Naval Shipyard at San Francisco, on 22 September for major repairs and an overhaul. With repairs complete on 31 January 1973, the warship moved out of dry dock and officially shifted her homeport to San Francisco. "Carpenter" was also assigned to the Naval Reserve training force, vice the active fleet. After settling into her new assignment, the destroyer began training evolutions in preparation for a reserve-training cruise to the Western Pacific.