SSG Private RallyPoint Member7740338<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>No where on my orders says "early report authorized". The report date shown as NLT 10 AUG 2022. Can I report like 20 days early?Can I report early if my orders state "report date: NLT date "?2022-06-23T06:41:39-04:00SSG Private RallyPoint Member7740338<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>No where on my orders says "early report authorized". The report date shown as NLT 10 AUG 2022. Can I report like 20 days early?Can I report early if my orders state "report date: NLT date "?2022-06-23T06:41:39-04:002022-06-23T06:41:39-04:00SFC Private RallyPoint Member7740388<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>You can report up to 30 days early, but your DA31 must cover you to your report date. <br />If you're coming from OCONUS, there are DEROS rules that apply to when you can leave as wellResponse by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 23 at 2022 7:27 AM2022-06-23T07:27:50-04:002022-06-23T07:27:50-04:00SSgt Christophe Murphy7740444<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>These are the questions you should be asking S1 when you are getting your orders and going through the checkout process. If you leave a unit and originally planned to take 30 days leave but want to cut it short and show up before your NLT that is fine. If you just want to use travel days and save your leave entirely that's possible too but you should be coordinating this with S1Response by SSgt Christophe Murphy made Jun 23 at 2022 8:20 AM2022-06-23T08:20:07-04:002022-06-23T08:20:07-04:00SCPO Private RallyPoint Member7742866<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>So, NLT meaning "not later than"... Whenever your departing command wants to release you, you could report in to your new unit the next day if you wanted. If this is currently not the case in the Army then the Army needs to stop using NLT on it's orders.Response by SCPO Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 24 at 2022 3:53 PM2022-06-24T15:53:57-04:002022-06-24T15:53:57-04:002022-06-23T06:41:39-04:00