Why would an Army BCT ship date suddenly change, not just for me but also for others?

2017-10-17T02:34:37-04:00

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 17 at 2017 7:06 AM

2017-10-17T07:06:20-04:00

It could honestly be a needs of the Army situation. Sometimes some MOS' fill up and they may need to push the dates a bit to align with a better fitting in the Army. It could be a number of reasons however, manning and ability to train soldiers at the station etc. Regardless if you have a shipping date don't worry about it and good luck!

Response by SGT Dave Tracy made Oct 17 at 2017 9:50 AM

2017-10-17T09:50:47-04:00

Why?

Why?!

Welcome to the Army! That's why.

Don't worry, you'll acclimate.

Response by CW2 Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 17 at 2017 10:21 AM

2017-10-17T10:21:26-04:00

Supply, Logistics, Manning, OPSEC, Aerial Clearance, Housing, Comms, Ground Clearance, Authorities, Training, Repairs, Finance, current battlefield conditions, to name a few. Both for your unit and the ones you're replacing. Lots of moving parts.

Response by MAJ Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 17 at 2017 10:57 AM

2017-10-17T10:57:22-04:00

This sort of thing happens all the time. Just wait until you're coming home from a deployment and you tell your family it will be on a certain date only to have that date pushed to the right. And then again. It happens. Get used to it.

Response by SFC Dennis A. made Oct 17 at 2017 12:46 PM

2017-10-17T12:46:41-04:00

My platoon/section motto in Korea was "If it wasn't for the last minute, we'd never get anything done" because of all of the changes.

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 17 at 2017 7:59 PM

2017-10-17T19:59:21-04:00

Where to start what could be a very loooong list of reasons........