Posted on Apr 28, 2017
Is it possible to take leave after you finish inprocessing into your new unit?
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I just transferred from national guard to Active duty and I just spent the last 3 weeks in Missouri inproccesing into active duty. I have a pov sitting in my home state that I need here In Alaska so I have no way of getting to the nearest port for the Army to ship it. Would it be possible to be put on leave to retrieve my vehicle?
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Leave in conjuction with Permissive TDY. You should be able to take an additional 10 days leave (non chargeable) to coincide with your original leave. It must be approved and annotated on your DA-31 LV Form. Also ensure your gaining installation know that you request PTDY in conjuction with PCS. Different posts have different policies regarding permissive tdy with a PCS. It will allow you time to find housing, etc if necessary. Good luck!
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Of course. Typically the first thing your command might do is ask if you wanted to take some leave before you get too settled in. Keep in mind, that if they are hurting for bodies, they might try to compromise and ask if you could delay your leave plans for a month or so until the work center is stable. But yeah it's definitely possible. Just ask. If you've got leave on the books, it's your leave to use or lose as you see fit.
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Go to https://www.pcsmypov.com/. There is a VPC in St. Louis and it can be shipped to Anchorage.
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You could always drive it up I did the drive down worth every penny. About a 6 day drive if you go slow and take a few stops. What town in Wisconsin?
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As you are newly in active duty, how much leave time have you accumulated? That would be the first question. If you have not accumulated leave time, you will find it hard to take it. Secondly, do you actually NEED your vehicle up there? And would you have a space to keep/park it? When I was stationed there, parking slots were limited and allocations were based on seniority and need. AND have you actually cleared it with COC to have a vehicle on base?
It will be extremely expensive to ship it, have you looked into that? Driving it to AK is almost impossible, the only way is up the ALCAN highway, which is not easy!
It will be extremely expensive to ship it, have you looked into that? Driving it to AK is almost impossible, the only way is up the ALCAN highway, which is not easy!
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Well since iam paying a loan off I'd perfer to use my vehicle and I've looked into shipping it here it's about 2grand but it's hard to trust people with my car haha. I guess when I get to my unit they should be able to answer my questions.
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SPC Don Wynn
SGT(P) (Join to see) - Yeah, you'd want to find out if it's even possible to have it on base. Like I said, when I was there, you had to get permission to have a vehicle on base. And that 2 grand is from Seattle I'm guessing, right? So, would have to get it to Seattle. I understand the desire, but is it practical?
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Basically all that has changed. Commanders, XO's and senior enlisted have parking spaces everyone else can park anywhere. Its not hard to find a place. I just got out of there. On base driving privileges are automatic, you COC will need to do a vehicle inspection as soon as you have in hand. That's about it. What unit you going to?
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Just make sure you have your registration, insurance, and drivers license handy. Also take them with you do not, I say again DO NOT leave the registration and insurance card in the vehicle unless the shipping port says to. Make copies if they do. Take the originals with you.
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If your new command tells you no, do you know someone that you highly trust to bring it to you?
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I don't have to many options if they say know I'll have to find somebody to drive it to the nearest port
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MSG (Join to see)
SGT(P) (Join to see) - I would certainly recommend making some solid contingency plans just in case.
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It is possible. It is a bad plan to count on it you don't know what the new command is doing many require leave to be put in well in advance and there my be a mission where you can not take leave sometime. But it is possible I would ask your unit and see what they say.
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I can't believe that you didn't drive it up there from Missouri in the first place. It will take you about 7 days driving from MO across Canada and up the ALCAN to either Anchorage or Fairbanks. Shipping it will cost you a fortune if you are paying for it yourself and you still have to get it to Seattle, Washington in order to do that.
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PO2 Willis Linn
If You offer someone the money to take it up and a ticket home would likle be the cheapest way. But thanks to GW Bush they'll need a passport or there maybe a chance an active military ID might work.
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Completely up to your new unit's chain of command (1SGT and CO). Also, curious why nobody suggested a Ferry between Bellingham, WA and Alaska. You shouldn't need a passport for that but with you plus car it will cost you almost $1k one way. Ferry docks in Whittier, Alaska which is close to Anchorage.
BTW, if that is too expensive and you have a passport the Ferries stop at several Western Canada ports, the most Northern point I think is Prince Rupert, BC. You can drive there then board the Ferry with your car. That way you don't have to take the Alaskan Highway.
BTW, if that is too expensive and you have a passport the Ferries stop at several Western Canada ports, the most Northern point I think is Prince Rupert, BC. You can drive there then board the Ferry with your car. That way you don't have to take the Alaskan Highway.
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