Posted on Jan 6, 2020
Would I be able to leave OCS for the weekend prior to it's conclusion for my wedding?
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Before making the decision to enlist in the Army, My fiancee and I began to plan our wedding due to the fact that her family is from abroad and we wanted to allow a reasonable amount of notice for them to be able to accumulate the funds for travel expenses. During that time period I became interested in the military as a career path, have enlisted, and passed the OCS board. My documentation is showing that the OCS process will be 11 weeks and 2 days. The wedding date is set for the Friday of the 11 week of the cycle. Would it be possible for me to take leave for that one day and return to finish out the remaining two days?
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I wouldn’t bet on it. Unless things have changed since when I went, every day is planned and mandatory and your weekends are not guaranteed and often taken away especially if the barracks are dirty or something. Best to hold off the wedding until after you get to your first unit if possible because BOLC might not be ideal either. Also, let the Seahawks know you might not make any kind of press event or practice during that period either.
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Can you take leave from a school? No. That's a hard no. You can take emergency leave, and then you would have to recycle the school. Every school has a limited number of hours of POI you can miss before failing. Schools don't have the authority to grant leave because they are not your station and their Commanders are not your commander.
Reschedule OCS or reschedule your wedding.
Reschedule OCS or reschedule your wedding.
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If you want the Army to be a career, you and your fiancé need to put the Army first in your lives, period. If you don't, one of those goals, the Army career or marriage won't make it to 20yrs. Harsh I know but it is reality.
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