Does a quick PCS mean a quick deployment?

2017-03-05T19:47:23-05:00

I just came down on orders for Fort Polk with a report date in 3 months. Does that mean the unit Im going to is deploying soon?

Response by SFC George Smith made Mar 5 at 2017 7:50 PM

2017-03-05T19:50:38-05:00

are you married if you are being Transferred On short Notice it's a Unaccompanied State side tour... Or used to be...

Response by CPT Aaron Kletzing made Mar 5 at 2017 7:53 PM

2017-03-05T19:53:46-05:00

No it does not necessarily mean that...

Response by WO1 Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 5 at 2017 7:58 PM

2017-03-05T19:58:25-05:00

Highly doubt it Polk is a training center not a place units deploy out of anymore atleast

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 5 at 2017 8:02 PM

2017-03-05T20:02:31-05:00

what unit are going to?

Response by SGT Matthew S. made Mar 5 at 2017 8:34 PM

2017-03-05T20:34:04-05:00

While it never personally happened to me, I knew several Soldiers that had orders come down out of the blue. "Needs of the Army" doesn't always make sense on the ground.

Response by SGT Mark Rhodes made Mar 5 at 2017 8:52 PM

2017-03-05T20:52:29-05:00

Quick orders do not always mean deployment. The needs of the Army will always come first. I would wait to see when your orders come down if it is an accompanied tour you should not be deployed right away. Also, I do believe that FT. Polk is a training base and usually, that means non-deployed units. Good luck to you.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 5 at 2017 9:49 PM

2017-03-05T21:49:35-05:00

Maybe, Maybe not who knows. The only thing that means is you PCS in 3 months.

Response by LTC Jason Mackay made Mar 5 at 2017 10:45 PM

2017-03-05T22:45:10-05:00

Don't speculate. Call your sponsor and find out for sure. If you were going to deploy upon arrival they would already have done the mission rehearsal and lead up. Have you googled the unit to see if they have already made a press release?

Response by COL Charles Williams made Mar 5 at 2017 11:09 PM

2017-03-05T23:09:05-05:00

Depends on your MOS and the unit you are heading to... and if you are deployable... SGT(P) Private RallyPoint Member

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 6 at 2017 2:24 AM

2017-03-06T02:24:37-05:00

True story...
My NCOIC greeted me just as I was walking into work one day. He asked me, "What do you have on your plate today?" I told him, "Nothing really." He said, "Good, you just came down on orders and have a report date in 20 days."
Yeah, 20 days to clear Germany and report to Fort Bliss. I had a wife, two kids in elementary school, and a dog.

Response by Cpl Justin Goolsby made Mar 6 at 2017 8:20 AM

2017-03-06T08:20:56-05:00

Not necessarily, getting PCS orders just means that a slot opened up in some command and they need a body to fill it.

Now could you be deploying soon, it's a possibility. But deployments are done on rotations, so if you are eager to deploy, you need to see where your unit is on the rotation block. Lastly, even if you are being sent to a deploying unit, that doesn't mean you are automatically going. They could already have their bodies stabilized so you might get left behind with the other home guard to clean and do general upkeep until the unit returns.

Response by CPT Jacob Swartout made Mar 6 at 2017 5:18 PM

2017-03-06T17:18:03-05:00

SGT(P) Private RallyPoint Member Just reach out to your next unit and ask. JRTC is mostly training units and a quick PCS doesn't present a great chance to being deployed according a friend of mine who was there for 5 years. Again, maybe you might be the lucky one who does deploy from there with a unit. Your sponsor or someone else in the unit will be your best answer to your question.

Response by SGT(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 6 at 2017 8:40 PM

2017-03-06T20:40:53-05:00

Just got hit today with REUP/EXT or get out. Looks like the army is gonna get at least a few more years out of me.

Response by CH (CPT) Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 14 at 2017 5:44 PM

2017-03-14T17:44:00-04:00

Very likely. I came to Fort Polk in the end of May 2015 and was in Afghanistan by Sep.
And the BDE's next "vacation" to the middle east is coming in about 5 months.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 15 at 2017 12:25 PM

2017-03-15T12:25:55-04:00

Being you are going to Fort Polk (I feel for you on that), I would guess it means you will be in your unit just in time for the summer rotation schedule for the fun old box.