Does anyone know why the Army chose to send units TDY to Combat Zones rather than PCS them as we have done in past wars and police actions? https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/does-anyone-know-why-the-army-chose-to-send-units-tdy-to-combat-zones-rather-than-pcs-them-as-we-have-done-in-past-wars-and-police-actions <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Seems that it would be cheaper than constantly picking up units and moving them. Also, help with problem of having a newly assigned unit having a steep learning curve. Fri, 10 Jul 2020 08:51:10 -0400 Does anyone know why the Army chose to send units TDY to Combat Zones rather than PCS them as we have done in past wars and police actions? https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/does-anyone-know-why-the-army-chose-to-send-units-tdy-to-combat-zones-rather-than-pcs-them-as-we-have-done-in-past-wars-and-police-actions <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Seems that it would be cheaper than constantly picking up units and moving them. Also, help with problem of having a newly assigned unit having a steep learning curve. MAJ Ronnie Reams Fri, 10 Jul 2020 08:51:10 -0400 2020-07-10T08:51:10-04:00 Response by LTC Jason Mackay made Jul 10 at 2020 9:08 AM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/does-anyone-know-why-the-army-chose-to-send-units-tdy-to-combat-zones-rather-than-pcs-them-as-we-have-done-in-past-wars-and-police-actions?n=6088516&urlhash=6088516 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Units issued temporary change of station TCS orders to soldiers as we deployed as units. Individual deployments may have been on TDY, but they also were largely on TCS orders as well.<br /><br />With TCS orders you were authorized like $3 a day for incidentals. No lodging, no subsistence.<br /><br />The Army and Marines abandoned the individual filler system to preserve unit cohesion against an individual filler system. Units going to war trained together, fought together, and came home together LTC Jason Mackay Fri, 10 Jul 2020 09:08:53 -0400 2020-07-10T09:08:53-04:00 Response by SFC Michael Hasbun made Jul 10 at 2020 10:07 AM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/does-anyone-know-why-the-army-chose-to-send-units-tdy-to-combat-zones-rather-than-pcs-them-as-we-have-done-in-past-wars-and-police-actions?n=6088618&urlhash=6088618 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Clue #1: What does the P in PCS stand for? SFC Michael Hasbun Fri, 10 Jul 2020 10:07:05 -0400 2020-07-10T10:07:05-04:00 2020-07-10T08:51:10-04:00