Does the Army ship HHG/UB back to you if orders get cancelled?

WO1 Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 01 Jun 2017 23:03:18 -0400

Stationed overseas and on orders to WOBC. If my orders to WOBC get cancelled due to failing WOCS (not planning to) and I had already shipped my HHG, would the Army ship my HHG back to my overseas duty station or would they be put in storage until I PCS back to the states?

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 2 at 2017 9:04 AM

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 02 Jun 2017 09:04:05 -0400

Recommend engaging your local Transportation office to get the options.

Response by SGM Erik Marquez made Jun 2 at 2017 9:41 AM

SGM Erik Marquez — Fri, 02 Jun 2017 09:41:39 -0400

That is a great question for HRC and Transportation....
HRC as if you fail to complete WOBC, you will fall back to them and branch for your follow on assignment. But Transportation may have handled such a case before and know what is typical as well.

Response by PO1 William "Chip" Nagel made Jun 2 at 2017 7:19 PM

PO1 William "Chip" Nagel — Fri, 02 Jun 2017 19:19:32 -0400

WO1 Private RallyPoint Member Had My Order changed Once between Point A and Point B while I was in C School and My Stuff Found Me in Normal Amount of Time but I'm sure Your going to have to talk to a few folks to Make Sure It Happens.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 4 at 2017 2:25 AM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 04 Jun 2017 02:25:32 -0400

Yes. My orders were canceled after my HHG were shipped and stored. I left them in storage for about 6 months, the max allowed after extensions. At the end of the six months they offered to return the goods to my originating station .

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 6 at 2017 1:26 PM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 06 Jun 2017 13:26:08 -0400

So this happened to me...If your HHG/UB get shipped and you don't PCS En Route, you can have them sent back to you. I was stationed in Germany and my orders got cancelled after my HHG were shipped to California. Your DEROS is going to have to be at least 12 months from when you are trying to get the HHG shipped back or they won't do it.

If your HHG/UB are not sent back to you, they will be put into storage. However, be prepared to be in continuous contact with the storage facility/HRC Transportation office. I had to submit an MFR ever 60 or 90 days signed by Commander stating that I was still in fact located OCONUS and was pending a PCS date.