Retirement or PCS?

SFC Alehandra Philip — Thu, 11 Jul 2019 09:00:44 -0400

SM submits retirement paperwork last week. Paperwork is signed by company CDR and is currently as base MPD. Soldier receives notification today that they were placed on assignment with a report date of Nov 2019. Would the fact that the SM retirement paperwork having already been submitted delete the PCS?

Response by MSG Gary Eckert made Jul 11 at 2019 9:07 AM

MSG Gary Eckert — Thu, 11 Jul 2019 09:07:38 -0400

If the retirement was not approved prior to him being placed on assignment, he will need to resubmit his retirement to be in lieu of PCS and once that retirement is approved he will be deleted. Unless it has changed retirement in lieu of PCS has to happen with-in six months of the PCS notification date rather than the one year you normally get. Also, you cannot withdraw a retirement that is submitted in lieu of PCS.

Response by CSM Darieus ZaGara made Jul 11 at 2019 7:54 PM

CSM Darieus ZaGara — Thu, 11 Jul 2019 19:54:50 -0400

Only approval could impact the assignment. Thank you for your service.

Response by CW4 Craig Urban made Jul 11 at 2019 10:12 PM

CW4 Craig Urban — Thu, 11 Jul 2019 22:12:34 -0400

I would say it is approved since the CDR approved it.