Posted on Jun 2, 2024
SGT Motor Transport Operator
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I just got selected to attend ALC phase 2 August of this year. my wife is pregnant and is due on the 29th of August . Is there a way I can refuse to go or get a different date ? If so what are the consequences for this action ?
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MSG Intermediate Care Technician
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If you refuse, that's not good. Get with your Schools NCO to see if you can get a deferment
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COL Randall C.
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Edited 6 mo ago
SGT (Join to see) - You can request a compassionate deferment.

'Refusal' will potentially have lots of bad ramifications for you (possible impacts could be loss of promotable status, BAR to continued service, NJP, etc.) - the decision on adverse actions will be up to your leadership so it's impossible to say "this will happen to you" with great accuracy.

As MSG (Join to see) said, "not good".

Scheduling for ALC is centrally managed*, so requests for deferment go to HRC. You'll submit a PAR in IPPS-A and route it through the first GO/SES in your chain of command (see HRC's sample PAR* below) for endorsement/approval.

As part of the deferment request, an alternate course or availability will have to be identified.
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* NCOES Course Scheduling Procedures - https://home.army.mil/liberty/application/files/7616/6601/8241/MILPER_Message_Number_22-375_NCOES_Scheduling.pdf
* NCOES deferment request - https://www.hrc.army.mil/wcmt-api/sites/default/wcmtfiles/files/19233_0.pdf
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MAJ Byron Oyler
MAJ Byron Oyler
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We need to do a better job explaining to new parents what their kids care about and what they do not coupled with when good supports systems want to be around. Please see what I wrote to him directly. My 14yo will be pinned C/2LT in CAP tonight and he cares a lot more I am there today than at his birth or his third bday in Korea.
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SSG Eric Blue
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I wouldn't recommend refusal. Your Schools NCO would have a better answer, though. Get with them and see if they can defer your school date. My wife was pregnant during WLC.
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