Posted on May 7, 2016
Has anyone taken the WHCA assignment? If so, how was it?
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Best experience I ever had. I did 8 years there. Got to travel all over the world. Earn the Presidential Service Badger, Special Duty Pay. Just fill out the paperwork and do it.
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SFC Steven Borders
SFC (Join to see) being that you are a 35 series and in Intelligence your chances of travel are very high. But like MSG (Join to see) their are lots of variables.
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How long did it take for you to get notified that you received the position. I applied in March
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So let me say, it has been a great treat to be assigned to WHCA. I am 4 months and nine days from leaving this assignment and ETSing. I have a few things to say if you are looking for a place to leave the military WHCA is a great spot. You get out of the regular Army life. No, formations, PT is on your own, travel missions, etc.. But it is very hard on married families. My four years I have been there I have traveled to 28 countries. It is not easy on the family being always gone and leaving on a moment's notice. I can't count how many times I have had to leave within a 24 hour period. Pack my bags and I am gone. It does wear on you, but if you are up for a challenge it is a great place to get assigned to.
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SGT Borders, how often did you have to go TDY? Do all 25 series go TDY constantly?
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SFC Steven Borders
SGT(P) (Join to see) The 25 series is pretty steady with TDY. You would do both CONUS and OCONUS. You do get to see some pretty outstanding things and do stuff no SPC in the regular Army has ever done. It is quite an experience and I wouldn't have changed a minute of it.
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SFC Steven Borders
SGT (Join to see) - Nope, no field at all. You prime mission is to support POTUS/VPOTUS and FLOTUS.
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Had several friends up there. The single friends who liked to travel either loved or hated it. Most that had families did not like the amount they traveled though I understand there are sections that don't go TDY as often.
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