Reenlisting for Italy and Airborne?

2019-03-02T13:04:20-05:00

I am a SPC (I will probably be making my P status in a few months) stationed at FT. CAMPBELL with 2 BCT 101ABN (AASLT) as a 68W. I have just recently come up on my reenlistment window and my goal is to go airborne and be stationed in Italy with the 173rd BCT. When I went to retention they told me that they cannot give me Italy because I am not airborne and they cannot give me airborne with a duty station. I went back to my company and four squad leaders, which one had just PCS'ed from Italy, and my PSG told me that I could do a, "airborne in route option," and that retention was just being lazy. I have been trying to get in contact with HRC for the last two weeks by phone and email, but i still have not heard back from them. Also my wife is stationed here at FT. CAMPBELL and we are both enrolled into MACP.
Does anyone have any experience with this and/or any advice they would like to give? I have been told that MACP might be able to throw some weight into my assignment.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 2 at 2019 1:25 PM

2019-03-02T13:25:29-05:00

First, shoutout to your platoon sergeant for effectively destroying his own credibility. Use this as a teaching moment. One day soon, when you are an NCO, always go to the source to reference, and avoid disparaging other ncos and support personnel when you don't get the answer you want.

Your career counselor is correct. You may reenlist for one option. That policy is posted on the Army re-enlistment website if you want to verify that. You may reenlist for training, or you may re-enlist for a duty station, not both. When you reenlist for training, you will attend training in a TDY enroute status to your following Duty assignment. Because you are married Army couples program, your spouse will need to PCS wherever you go. If your spouse is not airborne oh, it is very unlikely that you will go to Italy. You will most likely go to Bragg because there are many non airborne positions there that she can fill. Your spouse can also attend Airborne training with you and you two can PCS together. The 173rd is only one Brigade large and soldiers stay there for 3 years, meaning that it will be much harder place you at the 173rd then it will be to place you at Fort Bragg. When your next re-enlistment comes up oh, you and your spouse can attempt to move to Italy together.

Response by SPC DeMarcus Johnson made Mar 11 at 2019 2:35 PM

2019-03-11T14:35:45-04:00

Keep trying your branch manager, but your current unit might be able to send you to airborne also. Check with your 1SG, since it doesn't sound like your PSG was aware.

Response by CPL Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 31 at 2019 12:17 PM

2019-03-31T12:17:46-04:00

You need to stay focus and make sure you can run 8 miles 8 min to 9min. Don't be afraid of the height. Its a hard school but you can do anything if you want. Its nothing out here but crime and you can get it in the military and paid for it lol

Response by SPC Kevin Withrow made May 5 at 2019 4:29 PM

2019-05-05T16:29:26-04:00

Just got out of the 173rd less than a year ago. I knew guys who re-enlisted for airborne school and then got orders to Italy. However, that was probably just luck that they got Italy. You can try to work with HRC as far as getting orders to Italy once you re-enlist for airborne school. We always seemed undermanned. Whoever said there's no positions there for your wife does not know what he's talking about. The brigade commander always said there's plenty of jobs for MACP and they were very big on getting those couples together in Italy.

Response by AB Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 3 at 2022 6:06 PM

2022-09-03T18:06:07-04:00

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