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I've been thinking … how many have had to PCS to take a position that is/was available in their current location. The Army is PCSing me to the States to take a Senior NCO position that is vacant right here. And, has been vacant for quite some time. The institutional knowledge could be sustained with me staying here longer. Note, we had an extremely successful accreditation survey. Considering that I had a key role in that survey, it would be "Value-Added" to have me and others pass that on to hundreds, which would only enhance our organization. Immediately after the survey, many PCS'd. The US gov't would save thousands of dollars by avoiding the PCS. And, it could truly be a win-win situation; I would still have the needed professional growth. AR 614–200 speaks of swapping assignments. That's not feasible when both slots are vacant. What is a reasonable means of working with HRC on this matter? Even ACT shows some assignments. How one addresses this is another.
Many of us may have felt the effects of furlows and fiscal solvency. Some of us even watch the news reports on the same and/or related topics. We (I) have also felt the effects of frequent leadership turnovers. Well, I would like to make things better in my sphere of reference. This PCS aspect is one that I'd like to see explored.
Feel free to post your thoughts/experiences. Remember to be professional and constructive.
Many of us may have felt the effects of furlows and fiscal solvency. Some of us even watch the news reports on the same and/or related topics. We (I) have also felt the effects of frequent leadership turnovers. Well, I would like to make things better in my sphere of reference. This PCS aspect is one that I'd like to see explored.
Feel free to post your thoughts/experiences. Remember to be professional and constructive.
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Posted 10 y ago
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SFC Lilbert--no, not at all. I moved more frequently as an E9 than at any other time, averaging every 21 months for many years.
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Beyond the issues of career progression and cost/benefit, let's look at it from the fairness aspect. It's easy to say "don't move me!" when you're stationed at a desirable/popular assignment location vs. that person who took one for the team to go somewhere like Ft Polk or is somewhere that they hate. In the pursuit of fairness, we should all get opportunities to go someplace "nice" and we all need to have our turn at "taking one of the team".
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I once PCSd to a position that didn't exist and ended up doing nothing but trying to find a job for three years. That was the impetus for putting in my WO packet.
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