https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-happens-if-i-were-to-decline-an-assignment-with-17-5-years-afs <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I am a 25W4S with 17.5 years AFS. I&#39;m currently stationed in Hawaii and just received notification from my Branch Manager that my ONLY options are... wait for it... Korea and Arifjan. *sad trombone noises* I had planned on dropping retirement paperwork at my next assignment, making it my last PCS. But the Army strikes again. I thought about declining the assignment, but I don&#39;t know how that affects my career. I&#39;ll add that I&#39;ve already done a tour in Korea in 2014, so I don&#39;t need a short tour. Plus I will have my long tour out of the way once I leave Hawaii. Is there anything I can do? Thu, 05 Dec 2019 15:19:38 -0500 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-happens-if-i-were-to-decline-an-assignment-with-17-5-years-afs <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I am a 25W4S with 17.5 years AFS. I&#39;m currently stationed in Hawaii and just received notification from my Branch Manager that my ONLY options are... wait for it... Korea and Arifjan. *sad trombone noises* I had planned on dropping retirement paperwork at my next assignment, making it my last PCS. But the Army strikes again. I thought about declining the assignment, but I don&#39;t know how that affects my career. I&#39;ll add that I&#39;ve already done a tour in Korea in 2014, so I don&#39;t need a short tour. Plus I will have my long tour out of the way once I leave Hawaii. Is there anything I can do? SFC Jeremy Painter Thu, 05 Dec 2019 15:19:38 -0500 2019-12-05T15:19:38-05:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-happens-if-i-were-to-decline-an-assignment-with-17-5-years-afs?n=5311207&urlhash=5311207 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>You can always play the dirtbag card and &quot;get injured&quot; with a non-deployable injury. Sure it will stop any chance if promotion, but if you are planning on retirement, you won&#39;t get promoted in time anyway. And hey, so what if it screws over another SFC. That&#39;s THEIR problem.<br /><br />(This is how I ended up with two of my last three assignments. Bit of a pet peeve.) SFC Casey O'Mally Thu, 05 Dec 2019 16:05:38 -0500 2019-12-05T16:05:38-05:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-happens-if-i-were-to-decline-an-assignment-with-17-5-years-afs?n=5311210&urlhash=5311210 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Goodbye retirement. Hello civilian life. Not an option I assume. Welcome to &quot;Let&#39;s Screw the Soon-To-Be Retiree&quot; game show! It happens to a few people...maybe 3 or 4 in 10. Usually it&#39;s an unaccompanied short tour like this one. You are kind of lucky I guess, because you only have 17.5 years in. I&#39;ve seen people with 18.5 get the prize. They tried to do something similar to me, give me a one-year remote to Afghanistan. But I too much dwell time left when I dropped papers. I hope you like Bulgogi. MSgt Michael Smith Thu, 05 Dec 2019 16:06:46 -0500 2019-12-05T16:06:46-05:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-happens-if-i-were-to-decline-an-assignment-with-17-5-years-afs?n=5312203&urlhash=5312203 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>What, we are only required one short and one long overseas tour...? MAJ Byron Oyler Thu, 05 Dec 2019 20:39:19 -0500 2019-12-05T20:39:19-05:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-happens-if-i-were-to-decline-an-assignment-with-17-5-years-afs?n=5312479&urlhash=5312479 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>The best option under your situation is to bite the bullet and work on a follow-on assignment of preference with your branch manager. BTW, there is no such thing as one short / one long tour tickets; it’s all Army needs and it trumps everything. Does it sucks? You bet, but that is a self inflicted situation which we all agreed to accept.<br /><br />Best of luck on your future endeavors! MAJ Javier Rivera Thu, 05 Dec 2019 22:22:48 -0500 2019-12-05T22:22:48-05:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-happens-if-i-were-to-decline-an-assignment-with-17-5-years-afs?n=5312524&urlhash=5312524 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Cross over to the Air Force! Life is great there!! Maj Scott S. Thu, 05 Dec 2019 22:45:55 -0500 2019-12-05T22:45:55-05:00 2019-12-05T15:19:38-05:00