Posted on Jul 7, 2020
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DEROS/PCS orders

I am stationed OCONUS, with a DEROS, on a first term 5 year enlistment contract. Approximately when will I receive my PCS orders? Is there anything other than reenlisting that I can do to influence where I go next? If so, how do I do that out of my 15 month to ETS reenlistment window?
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What is your DEROS?
You should expect to receive orders within 6 months of your DEROS. If your window to re-enlist opens prior to your DEROS, you can submit a HOTLINE request through your Career Counselor and request a specific duty station. You should talk to your Career Counselor and see if they are able to help, but if your DEROS is before your 12 months from ETS because you are OCONUS, you will be slotted based off of needs of the Army. SFC (Join to see) can better assist.
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Appreciate the response SSG, I figured as much re: the slotting. I will see if I can speak to my career counselor when the time comes as my DEROS is 24 months before my current ETS. I would guess this means I can not reenlist to influence the choice of duty station (since I would be well out of the window?
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SPC (Join to see) - Correct, you are unable to re-enlist for your preferred duty assignment. There is nothing that says you cant try to work out a drug deal with your branch manager to influence your next assignment.
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SSG (Join to see) Thank you for the response, SSG. I will try that when the time comes!
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You can update your ASK on HRC for your branch manager to view when it’s time to come on assignment. Regulation is that you will be reviewed for assignment no later than 7 months from DEROS and placed on assignment no later than six months from DEROS.
You are not in your reenlistment window and will not be, so re-enlisting for a duty station of choice is not an option
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Roger SFC (Join to see) , thank you for the clarification, I have been keeping a close eye on ASK.
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SFC (Join to see) can i get that regulation paragraph where that is stated, seems like i fell between the cracks because here i am, less than 5 months from deros.....
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SSG (Join to see) it’s been a few years since I looked into it, but if I remember correctly it’s AR 614-30.
I think a lot of people fell into the cracks during COVID, and I’ve seen it happen a lot when people are volunteering for Recruiting from OCONUS.
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Your order will depend all on you. You should know where you are going usually half way through your tour if you are in Korea. You filling out your Levy packet and making sure it gets processed will all be on you. You can call your Branch Manager and ask if you can go to a certain place and or ask what is available.
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