How common is a compassionate reassignment?

2022-05-13T13:51:54-04:00

I have soft orders to Korea. My family is unable to go due to my daughters EFMP status and care she needs. Along with my wife having a high risk pregnancy. I applied for compassionate reassignment but things seem to keep getting pushed back. I am now approaching my pcs date. How likely is it that my compassionate reassignment would be accepted?

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made May 13 at 2022 5:41 PM

2022-05-13T17:41:20-04:00

Compassionate reassignments are approved all the time for valid reasons. All you need is your BDE CDR endorsement. Once that's signed and it reaches HRC, your orders will be placed on hold and they will make a decision within 30days.

However, Korea is not a location where families are entitled to go, it is a dependent restricted tour. It's an exception when your family goes, so not being able to bring them is not a valid reason to not go to Korea. Your spouse's high risk pregnancy is not a reason to defer a Korea tour, just a reason to defer it for a while. After the baby is born, if it's healthy, your spouse is not longer in danger and you are not required to be around. Again, it's a dependent restricted tour, most people are there without family.

Response by SSgt Christophe Murphy made May 13 at 2022 11:23 PM

2022-05-13T23:23:33-04:00

They are very common for those who are eligible. But as SFC Boyd stated there are more things to it when it regards stuff like Korea. Unaccompanied tours and compassionate reassignment tours and two different things.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made May 15 at 2022 10:42 PM

2022-05-15T22:42:50-04:00

It depends on the situation. I got a compassionate reassignment to Offutt AFB in Nebraska for my daughter because I'm originally from Nebraska, she was diagnosed with her kidney issues at Omaha Children's and my family and my ex husband's family is mostly all in Nebraska. Add to it STRATCOM had a slot for 35F4O at the time so I got 3 years instead of just the one for a compassionate.

I submitted my request for compassionate the beginning of November 2014. It got approve right before Thanksgiving...this was when I was at Ft Riley. I had letters from all her specialists about her issue and how complex it was. I even was told to get a memo from the chaplain (who I never even talked to before that). That's my experience with a compassionate reassignment.