If my school drop has been approved by my Company Commander, will my early separation continue to process, given HRC's new 1 June deadline?

CPL Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 31 May 2017 09:40:48 -0400

please help... my commander has sighed it ,idk if my colonel did but i pushed it threw about a week ago then i found out about the deadline on jun 1st 2017 and wondering because it states that " THE PURPOSE OF THIS MESSAGE IS TO ANNOUNCE THE ARMY'S SUSPENSION OF THIS TEMPORARY
PROGRAM EFFECTIVE 01 JUNE 2017. REQUESTS NOT APPROVED BY 01 JUNE 2017 WILL BE
DISAPPROVED. SOLDIERS' REQUESTS THAT ARE APPROVED PRIOR TO 01 JUNE 2017 WILL CONTINUE TO
OUT-PROCESS AND SEPARATE ON THEIR ADJUSTED ETS DATE. THIS MESSAGE REPLACES REFERENCE 1.Q" so what do they consider being approved yet?

Response by CPL Private RallyPoint Member made May 31 at 2017 9:47 AM

CPL Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 31 May 2017 09:47:31 -0400

Response by LTC Kevin B. made May 31 at 2017 10:47 AM

LTC Kevin B. — Wed, 31 May 2017 10:47:47 -0400

The big issue is determining who is the ultimate approval authority. Until they sign, every Commander below them is simply a recommendation. From what I see on the web, the approval authority appears to be "commanders exercising Special Court Martial Convening Authority (SPCMCA) or higher". That would rule out the Company Commander, and probably would fall to "the commanding officer of a brigade, regiment, detached battalion, or corresponding unit of the Army."

Response by SPC John Lebiecki made May 31 at 2017 7:20 PM

SPC John Lebiecki — Wed, 31 May 2017 19:20:09 -0400

I would use the Open Door Policy for your commander and see whats going on.