 On 1 August 1962, after the release of her reserve crew, she returned to Reserve Destroyer Squadron 34 and resumed Naval Reserve training.Decommissioned and placed in service once again on 1 October 1964, "Roberts" continued her reserve training work, limiting her cruises to weekends and two weeks, until she was placed out of service on 21 September 1968.Her name was struck from the Navy List two days later.