Do Retention NCOs tell you the truth in regards to PCS Assignments?

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 21:39:47 -0500

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 17 at 2016 10:36 PM

1SG Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 22:36:29 -0500

Yes they do. SMs sometimes make the mistake of assuming that they will PCS to the assignment they have reenlisted for in short fashion, but this is not always the fact, due to the continuing changes of our formations throughout the Military. If a SM reenlists for choice of assignment, they will get it, just not always as quickly as they may expect.

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 18 at 2016 10:52 AM

1SG Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 10:52:22 -0500

Do Retention NCOs tell you the truth? Thank you for the laugh with my morning coffee.
Jokes aside, they are quality people who have a mission to keep people in uniform through the tools at their disposal.
Caveat emptor.
If it isn't in writing, it doesn't exist.

Response by MAJ Rene De La Rosa made Jan 18 at 2016 12:12 PM

MAJ Rene De La Rosa — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 12:12:54 -0500

MSG Marshall Rader, you are correct. I have one SPC who was trying to get an assignment but ran into some interference. Suffice it to say, she will have to stay in place for one and half years before going to Germany. She is upset about the circumstances, but she knows it will be coming. The problem is that if she promotes, then they have to change the assignment. In this time of promote and advance, the hampering and stifling of someone's career based on an assignment is bad bull. When I head this, I had to shake my head at the incredible inefficiency of the Army.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 25 at 2016 3:55 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 25 Jan 2016 15:55:28 -0500

I always do, I never lie. I do my absolute best, but I always tell them that in the end its up to branch to accept or deny assignment requests. Even if there is an open assignment in EDAS, it does not mean that branch will give that open assignment to the Soldier.