What’s the probability of remaining at a duty station/assignment after your year of a compassionate reassignment?

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 06 Aug 2018 14:06:23 -0400

Currently slotted against MTOE slot, after getting compassionate reassignment from Drum to Bragg. Currently at 17 years and would love to retire from Bragg. I have battalion S3 experience and am battle staff and SPO II trained so I can’t see why I would leave. Should I lean forward in the foxhole to be proactive or expect to be PCS’d after my years up? Any and all feedback is welcomed.

Response by SGT Joseph Gunderson made Aug 6 at 2018 2:09 PM

SGT Joseph Gunderson — Mon, 06 Aug 2018 14:09:18 -0400

I think that your best option is to probably just get in touch with branch. I'm sure that they can find someplace for you at Bragg.

Response by SFC Kelly Fuerhoff made Aug 6 at 2018 2:22 PM

SFC Kelly Fuerhoff — Mon, 06 Aug 2018 14:22:25 -0400

Look into the medical stabilization.
Quickly: I put in for a compassionate reassignment to where I currently am at and they happened to have a slot for my MOS and it's a 3 year assignment. My 3 years was supposed to be up in January but, knowing last year around April, May my daughter still hadn't gotten a new kidney, I looked around for other options to see if I could extend. The Army SEL at the time told me about a MILPER he saw about medical stabilization. Now what it doesn't say in the MILPER is that you can get up to four years authorized to stay at your assignment - but it's 4 years from the start of EFMP. So I got that approved but my daughter's EFMP started in Aug 2014...so I got extended eight months where I am and really 10 because I PCS in October now.

MILPER Message Number 17-093 Stabilization of Soldiers and Military Families with Special Needs
4. Criteria. One or more of the below must be met in order to establish eligibility for stabilization under this program:

a. A permanent change of station (PCS) move would disrupt access to necessary medical or educational services that would place the EFM’s health, safety, or development in jeopardy.
b. The EFM has a diagnosis that requires extensive support from TRICARE, state, and local resources that would be difficult to replicate and/or reacquire in a timely manner.
c. The Family has multiple EFM’s receiving a combination of TRICARE, state, and local services that would be difficult to replicate and/or reacquire in a timely manner.

I don't know if that could help you at all. Otherwise branch would be your only other option.

Response by MAJ Bryan Zeski made Aug 6 at 2018 2:43 PM

MAJ Bryan Zeski — Mon, 06 Aug 2018 14:43:40 -0400

I'd try and find my own slot before hitting up branch. Yes, branch has to fill slots, but, they also like to move people around. Find a slot for yourself, get the connections in place and THEN tell branch you have a solution to a problem they didn't even know they had. If someone comes to me with a solution to a problem before I know about the problem, 9/10 I'll take that solution.

Response by SFC Josh Weatherbie made Aug 6 at 2018 2:48 PM

SFC Josh Weatherbie — Mon, 06 Aug 2018 14:48:37 -0400

Check out 528th SB (SO)(A)....you may find what you’re looking for

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 6 at 2018 3:03 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 06 Aug 2018 15:03:15 -0400

Find a unit on Bragg that you know has your MOS. Get on the CSM's calendar and request a Paragraph, Position, and line number.

Response by SGM Bill Frazer made Aug 6 at 2018 4:31 PM

SGM Bill Frazer — Mon, 06 Aug 2018 16:31:21 -0400

Talk to the CoC, they can work on letting you stay at Bragg, if they have open slots.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 6 at 2018 9:01 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 06 Aug 2018 21:01:57 -0400

Your compassionate only stabilizes you there through the end date. HRC still has to comply with time on station requirements prior to PCSing you. As long as you're holding a valid requisition there is no reason to move you from a CONUS assignment at an MTOE unit, especially if it is a BCT.
Chances are, unless you made the list or request recruiting, you aren't even eligible to move yet.

Response by MAJ Bruce Knapp made Aug 7 at 2018 7:51 AM

MAJ Bruce Knapp — Tue, 07 Aug 2018 07:51:09 -0400

This is exactly what happened to me back in 1983. My oldest son was due follow-on heart surgery therefore we were compassionately reassigned to a center that could do the complicated surgery. The surgery was not done as expected and the need still existed. I was fortunate to be slotted in an active duty slot in the G4 of a reserve division. He had his surgery a year into this assignment.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 9 at 2018 7:51 AM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 09 Aug 2018 07:51:57 -0400

Talk to your CSM. And submit your extension with S1. Only having 3 years left will work in your favor. Be proactive and fight for what you want.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 7 at 2019 12:14 PM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 07 Mar 2019 12:14:44 -0500

Leaning forward is always best....do the leg work...no pun intended...and make it easier to Keep you than let you go. But being Promotable they may not have a slot for you.