Is the gaining unit on your DA 5434 accurate, even before getting projections?

SPC Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 15 Mar 2018 10:38:24 -0400

I am a 25s transfer in training with airborne but a permanent no jump profile. I was told not to expect projections/orders until 30-60 days out from PCS. I have about 90 days. I was also told not to expect to be sent to an airborne unit due to my profile. Is the gaining unit that appears on my DA 5434 really where I'm going despite not having any projections? It says '18th Airborne Corps and Fort Bragg.'

Response by Sgt Wayne Wood made Mar 15 at 2018 10:48 AM

Sgt Wayne Wood — Thu, 15 Mar 2018 10:48:09 -0400

Last i looked there were a lot of non-jumping billets at XVIII Corps

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 15 at 2018 11:04 AM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 15 Mar 2018 11:04:47 -0400

These are all the units under 18th Airborne:
82nd Airborne Division (Bragg)
3rd Infantry Division (Stewart)
10th Mountain Division (Drum)
101st Airborne Division (Campbell)
U.S. Army 3rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command (Knox)
7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary) (Eustis)
16th Military Police Brigade (Bragg)
18th Field Artillery Brigade (Bragg)
20th EN BDE (Bragg)
525 Military Intelligence Brigade (Bragg)
35th Signal (Gordon)
44th Medical BDE (Bragg)

You could go to any one of those units. When I got orders to Riley they said 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team. That was it. I ended up in the BSTB MICO initially. (Although someone in S1 thought I was a male so I was supposed to go to one of the infantry brigades but that was before females were assigned).

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 15 at 2018 11:25 AM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 15 Mar 2018 11:25:32 -0400

until you have orders in hand, do not make any expectations. Once you do have orders in hand, call the gaining unit to verify and if there is a conflict, you will have to contact your branch manager to deconflict the issue.

Response by SFC Robert Walton made Mar 15 at 2018 11:25 AM

SFC Robert Walton — Thu, 15 Mar 2018 11:25:34 -0400

Any thing can change until you get Orders.

Response by SGM Bill Frazer made Mar 15 at 2018 11:40 AM

SGM Bill Frazer — Thu, 15 Mar 2018 11:40:45 -0400

Corps has a ton of units, not all which are airborne or have limited airborne slots in them.

Response by SP5 Peter Keane made Mar 15 at 2018 12:22 PM

SP5 Peter Keane — Thu, 15 Mar 2018 12:22:36 -0400

Where did you get the 5434 ? This is a SM completed form.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 15 at 2018 4:43 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 15 Mar 2018 16:43:16 -0400

For Bragg it always says 18th Airborne Corps because that's the reception you'll report to. The unit on your ERB next to projected assignment should be accurate.

Response by COL Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 15 at 2018 5:56 PM

COL Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 15 Mar 2018 17:56:14 -0400

There are plenty of units at Bragg that don’t jump. Well, maybe not plenty but till you get your orders anything can happen.

Response by SGT Charles Bartell made Mar 15 at 2018 7:07 PM

SGT Charles Bartell — Thu, 15 Mar 2018 19:07:06 -0400

The 18th Airborn Corps Has both Airborne and non Airborne Unit's

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 15 at 2018 8:21 PM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 15 Mar 2018 20:21:48 -0400

Even if you do go to an ABN some of the support MOSs are not required to be ABN qualified

Response by SSG (ret) William Martin made Mar 15 at 2018 10:09 PM

SSG (ret) William Martin — Thu, 15 Mar 2018 22:09:13 -0400

That's not always your actual gaining unit. That unit listed could only be where your sponsor is. Call the S1 is your gaining BN and ask them if they have a unit yet. That's what I did.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 17 at 2018 11:17 AM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 17 Mar 2018 11:17:22 -0400

Not necessarily. Until you have been contacted by your sponsor at the unit level just be patient. Also understand that even after you have been assigned a sponsor, your unit can still change.