Can my 9 month deployment dwell time be waivered?

SPC Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 09 Mar 2018 08:35:41 -0500

I am a single soldier who is deployed at the moment and I was hoping to PCS to a new duty station upon my return home. I recieved my promotable status while deployed and I will have completed 2 years at Fort Irwin which is my first duty station. About 1/3 of my deployment will have been spent in Kuwait which was easy, and the rest of it will be in Iraq. My branch manager told me about the 9 month dwell period when I get home but can I request to have that waivered so I can go to Korea or elswhere?

Response by MAJ Javier Rivera made Mar 9 at 2018 11:13 AM

MAJ Javier Rivera — Fri, 09 Mar 2018 11:13:53 -0500

You should be able to waive it so my suggestion is to put a DA 4187 and see what happens. Nothing to lose!

Response by CSM Darieus ZaGara made Mar 9 at 2018 1:04 PM

CSM Darieus ZaGara — Fri, 09 Mar 2018 13:04:59 -0500

There is a very scientific reason for dwell time, all Sokdiers should take full advantage as one never knows what will come of it. Thank you for your service.

Response by SGM Bill Frazer made Mar 9 at 2018 1:10 PM

SGM Bill Frazer — Fri, 09 Mar 2018 13:10:33 -0500

You can ask for waiver a million times- whether they are granted on not is the question.

Response by SGT Joseph Gunderson made Mar 9 at 2018 1:55 PM

SGT Joseph Gunderson — Fri, 09 Mar 2018 13:55:15 -0500

Last that I checked, this is possible but would require that the first O6 in your command to sign off on it. I tried to get this dwell time waived at one point and got shot down. I was also married and had a young daughter, but they weren't big on waiving dwell time for anyone back then because of the idea that quick deployment turnover was the main cause for suicide in the ranks. You can always try; the worst that they can do is tell you no.

Response by SSG James Witt made Mar 9 at 2018 9:50 PM

SSG James Witt — Fri, 09 Mar 2018 21:50:08 -0500

I waived mine in 2010 to deploy with the unit I PCSed to. Just talk to S1 and they can get you hooked up.