Why has my shipping date for BCT suddenly been changed?

PVT Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 19 Mar 2016 12:33:54 -0400

i am supposed to ship to basic training in april 4 but before 2 weeks from shipping date it has changed suddenly. when i open futuresoldiers.com i found that my shipping date is changed 5 months later. immediately i called to recruiter, he also respond the same thing but not satisfied reasons. is anybody else also facing like this ? why they changed the shipping date at the last moment?

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 19 at 2016 12:36 PM

1SG Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 19 Mar 2016 12:36:48 -0400

Are you a green card holder or part of the MAVNI program? Also why haven't you asked your recruiter?

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 19 at 2016 12:37 PM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 19 Mar 2016 12:37:55 -0400

The Army has this big green weenie, that goes places it shouldn't. If ya catch my drift.

Response by 2LT Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 19 at 2016 12:45 PM

2LT Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 19 Mar 2016 12:45:45 -0400

Go see your recruiter and ask for a real reason

Response by PVT Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 19 at 2016 1:01 PM

PVT Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 19 Mar 2016 13:01:25 -0400

I enrolled as dep program so i already waited almost 3and half months and when i prepared everything and right now they response me like this. i quit my job, i quit my study, i sold my car and prepared everything to ship within few days. it is so frustrating. who is responsible to create the several problems in my life?

Response by CPT Mark Gonzalez made Mar 19 at 2016 2:06 PM

CPT Mark Gonzalez — Sat, 19 Mar 2016 14:06:54 -0400

Once your background check comes back and you get the green light, if the date is still too far out you can always go to your recruiter and look at other jobs and report dates or just wait until your date.

Response by MAJ Ken Landgren made Mar 19 at 2016 2:53 PM

MAJ Ken Landgren — Sat, 19 Mar 2016 14:53:53 -0400

Don't they backward plan from AIT to Basic?

Response by SPC James Dollins made Mar 20 at 2016 7:14 PM

SPC James Dollins — Sun, 20 Mar 2016 19:14:27 -0400

The Army waits for nobody, nor do they run on your time. They run on their own clock. That's something I hope if you do get in, you learn quick! Unless you had that specific date on a signed contract, you have no leg to stand on. So you probably should have been a little apprehensive about totally closing life up. Consider it your first of many Army lessons to come.

Response by PVT Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 21 at 2016 6:23 PM

PVT Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 21 Mar 2016 18:23:52 -0400

I'm having the same problem right now, are you an immigrant?

Response by PVT Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 21 at 2016 6:24 PM

PVT Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 21 Mar 2016 18:24:32 -0400

It's the same thing that happened to me, my ship date changed twice.

Response by SGT(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 22 at 2016 4:42 PM

SGT(P) Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 22 Mar 2016 16:42:58 -0400

PVT Private RallyPoint Member I just hope you find better responses from your recruiter than a "the Army owes you NOTHING", or "the Army does not have to justify decisions to you", or "the Army waits for nobody". Is kind of shameful to see you coming here looking for advice and that's what you get. Best wishes!

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 23 at 2016 8:42 AM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 23 Mar 2016 08:42:16 -0400

#1 reason, AIT was filled, or the class was cancelled. The Army does not want to reno (renegotiate your ontract) you so they bump the leave dates. If you want to change your MOS I am sure the Recruiter can accommodate you versus you possibly being a DEP Loss.

Response by SFC J Fullerton made Mar 25 at 2016 2:38 PM

SFC J Fullerton — Fri, 25 Mar 2016 14:38:10 -0400

There is probably a very good reason why that is out of everyone's control. The last thing your recruiter and his/her chain of command wants is to keep people in the DEP any longer than necessary. The longer a person is in DEP, the greater chance they will disqualify themselves with a medical or law problem, or get second thoughts and want to back out. It is well within your right to know why, but I would advise you to be patient. As others have mentioned, your background check is likely the hold up.

Response by WO1 Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 29 at 2016 2:12 PM

WO1 Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 29 Apr 2016 14:12:25 -0400

Same thing happened to me, exactly 5 months out from when I was supposed to ship! Still awaiting on my background check just like you. At least you weren't at the MEPS hotel the day before you were supposed to ship and found out when you were checking in that your ship date was pushed back for the second time like me.

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 27 at 2016 2:25 PM

SPC Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 27 Aug 2016 14:25:45 -0400

PVT Private RallyPoint Member:

Please understand that once you sign the contract of enlistment, and you take the Oath, you belong to the Army. Now, while you should always be kept well-informed, this is not always the case.

Now, as to why you could potentially get delayed:
1. AIT class date was filled, so rather than hold you still, paying you to do nothing for months on end waiting on a class date, they just shift your ship date to the right so that your training (and pay) is virtually seamless and timely.

2. Your background check is holding you up. Based upon the broken English and the your name, I can guess that you are not a U.S. Native, or you come form a family that is not (this is an assumption, and so clearly, I could be wrong). But background checks for immigrants and non-citizens can take exponentially longer than natural-born citizens. So that's option 2.

3. Your recruiter screwed up somewhere. It happens. They're people. They make mistakes, same as us. But if that happened, they have to fix it, and that can take months at a time to fix (like having to re-slot you for a class date).

All in all, just be patient, ask questions, learn what you can, and come into our fold as our peer, our brother, and our Battle.

Welcome to the family.

Response by Sgt John Steinmeier made Oct 4 at 2016 12:33 PM

Sgt John Steinmeier — Tue, 04 Oct 2016 12:33:52 -0400

Welcome to the military...hurry up and wait

Response by 1LT Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 25 at 2016 4:36 PM

1LT Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 25 Oct 2016 16:36:49 -0400

I'm also a green card holder, enlisted in feb 2016, my ship date has also been moved twice, August to october and now to Feb 2017. My investigation has recently been closed by OPM, I hope it gets adjudicated by army DOD CAF soon so I can ship this time.

Response by PV2 Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 29 at 2016 4:35 PM

PV2 Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 29 Oct 2016 16:35:01 -0400

Same things happened to me. I signed my contract since January 2016 and i was supposed to get shipped on May 23rd but a the last minute I didn't know what happened they canceled my shipping date to November 1.It was ridiculous but I wait till November when I got a bad news again. My new shipping date now is March 06 2017. I don't know if is because I'm immigrant

Response by Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 7 at 2016 8:41 PM

Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 07 Dec 2016 20:41:08 -0500

Same thing happened to me twice. It's frustrating.

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 16 at 2017 8:40 PM

SPC Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 16 Oct 2017 20:40:34 -0400

This just happened to me today. I am so confused right now. I am a green card holder.

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 27 at 2018 7:35 AM

SPC Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 27 Feb 2018 07:35:32 -0500

Hey did you get to ship?

Response by PVT Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 31 at 2020 8:53 PM

PVT Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 31 Mar 2020 20:53:38 -0400

Because of Coronavirus. My buddies, they Re in BCT now and about graduating on May but they push back to August and stay there until August

Response by PVT Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 31 at 2020 8:54 PM

PVT Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 31 Mar 2020 20:54:39 -0400

My ship date is April 13 but my sergeant says it is not accurate because of Coronavirus