Can an Army Reserve unit block my transfer to another unit?

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 26 Sep 2019 00:00:53 -0400

I’m in the army reserves and I am accepting a new job that will require me to live almost 800 miles away from my current unit. There is a unit within commuting distance from my new location that is the same MOS. With this said my question is: can my current unit prevent me from switching units? They mentioned that they expect to mobilize in 2 years.

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 26 at 2019 9:51 AM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 26 Sep 2019 09:51:39 -0400

Yes they can block it....per say. The Commander is not required to approve the transfer request. If the Commander for your current unit needs you in that slot, then you will be staying put. I forgot to add that your transfer request, when submitted, still needs to run thru ALL the channels it is supposed to run thru. It doesn't stop at your unit Commander's desk. Or rather, it's not supposed to stop there.

Response by SGM Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 26 at 2019 10:34 AM

SGM Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 26 Sep 2019 10:34:06 -0400

Take a look at AR 140-10.
Your unit is not the approval/disapproval level for this kind of transfer.
And a deployment two years from now is not a good enough excuse.
A deployment less than six months from now might be,

Response by CPL Gary Pifer made Sep 26 at 2019 11:39 AM

CPL Gary Pifer — Thu, 26 Sep 2019 11:39:18 -0400

Normally this is not a problem as Reservists do this all the time. And most commands are reciprocal as transfers flow in both directions.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 26 at 2019 12:25 PM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 26 Sep 2019 12:25:12 -0400

Yes they can but any good commander would let you transfer out if you live that far from the unit.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 26 at 2019 3:05 PM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 26 Sep 2019 15:05:11 -0400

Most units let you transfer when you move that far away, not sure why they would want to block someone, plus 2 years out is plenty of time to get a replacement, hell I was cross leveled out of my unit in 2014 and sent 5 hours away to another unit because when they came down on orders all those who could retire, dropped packets and got out.

Response by SSG(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 27 at 2019 3:59 PM

SSG(P) Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 27 Sep 2019 15:59:20 -0400

They can, but like everyone else said the packet should go forward and I would make sure it does ,ask them to Cc you in the emails and let them Know you want to know the status .If you are in your IRR window you can go Irr and they can’t stop that , but get a hold of your current retention NOC0 79V and have them help you if you unit isn’t helping