Posted on Aug 12, 2020
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I need to call the 11B bravo branch manager but when I call the number given it goes to voicemail. My first sergeant was the one that told me to call. I’ve been on station for 24 months this is my second duty station. So if someone could guide me in the right direction it would be helpful.
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SFC Retention Operations Nco
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They're all working remotely so you'll need to email them. You're only at 24 months on station so it's not time to move you.
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SPC Infantryman
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Well my first sergeant is trying to help me get closer to my daughter. As she is in another state and I’m stationed at bliss so I was hopping branch could help me out a little bit
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SFC Retention Operations Nco
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SPC (Join to see) branch won't move you till you're at 36 months on station. That is HRCs guidance. If you call or email asking to leave early they will either tell you to update your ASK, email them back in 6 months, talk to your Career Counselor, or they won't respond at all. You don't warrant a Compassionate Reassignment either.
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SFC Incheon Airport Jppc Ncoic
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HRC/Branch Manager are on telework, you can only reach them by email. If you go to the HRC webpage, and search Branch Manager for your MOS, it’ll give you their contact information. Good luck to you.
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From my experience here recently, I can tell you that it is a very hard time to reach branch managers and PDNCO's. A lot of people are being effected by COVID, including their work schedules and they are probably no different. I could not reach my branch manager, so I reached out to another branch manager in the same CMF and they gave me the guidance that I needed. I hope you get the help you are looking for.
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Awesome thank you.
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How can I get ahold of the Infantry branch manager?
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I would try emailing them. That seems to work better.
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SPC Infantryman
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Okay thank you
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SGM Jeff Mccloud
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1. What exactly do you need to talk to the branch manager about after just 24 months?
2. Have you updated your ASK preferences online at https://www.ask.army.mil/ask/
3. Have you gone to S1 to update your deployment history and other personal information (Exceptional Family Member Program, Married Army Couples Program, submit appropriate High School Senior Stabilization requests, etc).
4. When you have reached 36 months time on station, communicate with your Infantry Branch Professional Development NCOs / Assignment Managers to review your assignment options and desires.

Enlisted Infantry Branch Manager page
https://www.hrc.army.mil/Enlisted/Enlisted%20Infantry%20Branch%20Leadership

Enlisted Infantry Assignments info
https://www.hrc.army.mil/content/Enlisted%20Infantry%20Assignments
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SPC Infantryman
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I’ve been told I can request after 18 months. I’ve updated everything I can. No answers yet
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SGM Jeff Mccloud
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You can try asking early, probably won't help much.
Infantry probably has about 7500-7800 SPCs, and probably 2500 who are in the 36 month window to move this year.
Why do you want to move early?
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SFC Michael Hasbun
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All the assignment manager info is on the HRC site (you'll need your CAC).
Bear in mind two things...
1) COVID has made manning schedules very wonky.
2) Until you gain a bit more rank, branch could care less what your preferences are, unless there's EFMP or similair circumstances. They have hundreds of calls and emails daily for exactly the same reason you're calling. The volume exceeds capacity. So they have to triage, and that's generally by rank and special considerations.
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SPC Infantryman
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Would trying to be closer to my child be a valid reason l?
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SFC Michael Hasbun
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SPC (Join to see) - all you can do is try. I'm not trying to dissuade you, more expectation management.
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SGM Jeff Mccloud
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SPC (Join to see) - They take that under consideration, it's on their website.
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Thank you for you’re assistance SFC Michael Hasbun
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MSG Brad Sand
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What are you trying to accomplish? I never had a reason to talk to a branch manager until I was a much higher rank BUT details define the answer.
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SPC Infantryman
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I was told to request orders from my first sergeant so I’m trying to request orders to PCS I’ve already requested on ASK but I have not heard anything.
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MSG Brad Sand
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I guess things have changed since I retired but not sure why an E-4 is doing their own leg work? I understand that, as a good soldier, we do what we are told but something is not adding up for me.
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SPC Infantryman
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What exactly do you mean? I’m divorced and trying to be closer to my daughter. MSG Brad Sand
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SPC (Join to see) - He is meaning that why are you having to do all the work instead of your unit/leadership.
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SSgt Dan Montague
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Different terms for different branches. I thought this was a joke your command was pulling on you. Kinda like, find batteries for a chem light. A manager for the grunts???
We call them monitors.
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SPC Erich Guenther
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Fort Bliss is one of the last frontier posts still run by the Army and was originally established to protect settlers from Comanche and Apache raids. Later the incompetent Confederacy took the post for about a year before a motley crew from California working on the side of the Union booted them out. Even later still the post became a focal point in defense of Poncho Villa's cross border raids which took place along the border anywhere from approx Fort Bliss all the way to Laredo, TX. So the post has a lot of history but it's in the middle of nowhere and you can thank the 3rd Infantry "Old Guard" for picking the location.
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1SG Dennis Hicks
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Ah you are at Bliss, you have my complete sympathy, hope you get out of there as soon as possible.
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