SGT(P) Private RallyPoint Member2395264<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>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?Does a quick PCS mean a quick deployment?2017-03-05T19:47:23-05:00SGT(P) Private RallyPoint Member2395264<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>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?Does a quick PCS mean a quick deployment?2017-03-05T19:47:23-05:002017-03-05T19:47:23-05:00SFC George Smith2395267<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>are you married if you are being Transferred On short Notice it's a Unaccompanied State side tour... Or used to be...Response by SFC George Smith made Mar 5 at 2017 7:50 PM2017-03-05T19:50:38-05:002017-03-05T19:50:38-05:00CPT Aaron Kletzing2395271<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>No it does not necessarily mean that...Response by CPT Aaron Kletzing made Mar 5 at 2017 7:53 PM2017-03-05T19:53:46-05:002017-03-05T19:53:46-05:00WO1 Private RallyPoint Member2395278<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Highly doubt it Polk is a training center not a place units deploy out of anymore atleastResponse by WO1 Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 5 at 2017 7:58 PM2017-03-05T19:58:25-05:002017-03-05T19:58:25-05:00SSG Private RallyPoint Member2395287<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>what unit are going to?Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 5 at 2017 8:02 PM2017-03-05T20:02:31-05:002017-03-05T20:02:31-05:00SGT Matthew S.2395358<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>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 Matthew S. made Mar 5 at 2017 8:34 PM2017-03-05T20:34:04-05:002017-03-05T20:34:04-05:00SGT Mark Rhodes2395385<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>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 SGT Mark Rhodes made Mar 5 at 2017 8:52 PM2017-03-05T20:52:29-05:002017-03-05T20:52:29-05:00SSG Private RallyPoint Member2395498<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Maybe, Maybe not who knows. The only thing that means is you PCS in 3 months.Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 5 at 2017 9:49 PM2017-03-05T21:49:35-05:002017-03-05T21:49:35-05:00LTC Jason Mackay2395605<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>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 LTC Jason Mackay made Mar 5 at 2017 10:45 PM2017-03-05T22:45:10-05:002017-03-05T22:45:10-05:00COL Charles Williams2395678<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Depends on your MOS and the unit you are heading to... and if you are deployable... <a class="dark-link bold-link" role="profile-hover" data-qtip-container="body" data-id="585243" data-source-page-controller="question_response_contents" href="/profiles/585243-68w-healthcare-specialist-combat-medic-c-co-tripler-amc-tamc">SGT(P) Private RallyPoint Member</a>Response by COL Charles Williams made Mar 5 at 2017 11:09 PM2017-03-05T23:09:05-05:002017-03-05T23:09:05-05:00SFC Private RallyPoint Member2395914<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>True story...<br />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."<br />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 SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 6 at 2017 2:24 AM2017-03-06T02:24:37-05:002017-03-06T02:24:37-05:00Cpl Justin Goolsby2396229<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Not necessarily, getting PCS orders just means that a slot opened up in some command and they need a body to fill it.<br /><br />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 Cpl Justin Goolsby made Mar 6 at 2017 8:20 AM2017-03-06T08:20:56-05:002017-03-06T08:20:56-05:00CPT Jacob Swartout2397515<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div><a class="dark-link bold-link" role="profile-hover" data-qtip-container="body" data-id="585243" data-source-page-controller="question_response_contents" href="/profiles/585243-68w-healthcare-specialist-combat-medic-c-co-tripler-amc-tamc">SGT(P) Private RallyPoint Member</a> 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 CPT Jacob Swartout made Mar 6 at 2017 5:18 PM2017-03-06T17:18:03-05:002017-03-06T17:18:03-05:00SGT(P) Private RallyPoint Member2397899<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>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 SGT(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 6 at 2017 8:40 PM2017-03-06T20:40:53-05:002017-03-06T20:40:53-05:00CH (CPT) Private RallyPoint Member2420081<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Very likely. I came to Fort Polk in the end of May 2015 and was in Afghanistan by Sep. <br />And the BDE's next "vacation" to the middle east is coming in about 5 months.Response by CH (CPT) Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 14 at 2017 5:44 PM2017-03-14T17:44:00-04:002017-03-14T17:44:00-04:00SGT Private RallyPoint Member2422000<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>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.Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 15 at 2017 12:25 PM2017-03-15T12:25:55-04:002017-03-15T12:25:55-04:002017-03-05T19:47:23-05:00