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I checked the "Do not promote" box for the MSG list in 2019 and still got picked up.
I have 18 years 6 months AD and intended to retire at my small current post which is mostly civilian with a good civilian job already lined up. My wife is in her last year of law school here and also planned to get a civilian position on the same post. There are too many reasons to list but I am done with the Army. I was just trying to put my head down for 18 more months and get out. I was told since I signed an Indefinite contract years ago declining promotion wasn't an option and then I quickly received orders to Drum for 6/20.
My wife refuses to PCS. She told me when she moved here 4 years ago that this was her last PCS and she'd be putting down roots here and finally starting her career. I promised her it was the last and I'd make sure all my stuff was in order to retire.
Of course, the Army doesn't care about anything in my family life and I have no idea what to do. I was so close to retirement and it's all being ripped out from under me along with a divorce from my wife of 10 years and a long-distance relationship with my young son. My ETS date now has 4 more years added to it for a promotion I never wanted. I'm at the point I'm ready to AWOL or get a DUI just to save my marriage and stay put. I question if I was lied to and declining promotion was always an option.
Is there any avenue to take to stop this PCS?
I have 18 years 6 months AD and intended to retire at my small current post which is mostly civilian with a good civilian job already lined up. My wife is in her last year of law school here and also planned to get a civilian position on the same post. There are too many reasons to list but I am done with the Army. I was just trying to put my head down for 18 more months and get out. I was told since I signed an Indefinite contract years ago declining promotion wasn't an option and then I quickly received orders to Drum for 6/20.
My wife refuses to PCS. She told me when she moved here 4 years ago that this was her last PCS and she'd be putting down roots here and finally starting her career. I promised her it was the last and I'd make sure all my stuff was in order to retire.
Of course, the Army doesn't care about anything in my family life and I have no idea what to do. I was so close to retirement and it's all being ripped out from under me along with a divorce from my wife of 10 years and a long-distance relationship with my young son. My ETS date now has 4 more years added to it for a promotion I never wanted. I'm at the point I'm ready to AWOL or get a DUI just to save my marriage and stay put. I question if I was lied to and declining promotion was always an option.
Is there any avenue to take to stop this PCS?
PCS
Retirement
Promotions
Posted 6 y ago
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Remember if you do something that costs you your retirement, your wife loses all of that as well. Children, no healthcare until 21 or 23 as they stand to. You have embraced the suck far to long to lose 20-40yrs of retirement benefits.
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We're going to have to start referring to you as The Natural. I could only dream of having your problem.
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Personally, I always kept a few connections, Milpo & DA, assignment clerks can work wonders.
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What is the update to your situation with the new Covid-19 stop move in place? Also you can talk to your branch manager to see if deletion of orders can be done. You should also look into the effects of signing a declination continued service statement (DCSS) as an soldier who is "indef". It is not worth it if you are given 6 months to leave service but if it just means you don't PCS and then you can submit your retirement paperwork then that is also an avenue.
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See if there is a unit on your current post that has a shortage in your MOS with no expected personnel incoming or someone with a long expected arrival date. Have that unit submit a DA Form 4187 to DA Assignment Branch requesting you be reassigned to them. Sometimes if a unit is in the red in certain MOSs, they will consider that change. It happened to me once in Germany.
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If the job you have lined up is a GS job that will pay the bills, resign. You can buy all your time back and stay where you are. If you're a gluten for punishment you could drill in the guard for extra money and retire from them in a few years to double dip on the pension. I resigned at 17 years and it's the best career decision i ever made.
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Seems to me that you haven't used your assets in the Army. I suggest you go talk to the JAG for legal advise ( to see if refusing a promotion is legal). Also, I would suggest you talk to a chaplain about this. He can reach up the chain of command that you can't, maybe even the CSM. There is always a way around the problem, always a solution.
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