How far out from my school date to reclassify does my unit have to send me back from deployment? Am I able to PCS before I reclass?

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 15 Sep 2020 18:46:06 -0400

I re enlisted to reclass to 15T, my school date is March of 2021 and I am currently deployed. How far out from my school date does my unit have to send me back? Also am I able to PCS to my next duty station before the reclass AIT if I already have orders? And how do I find out if I am TDY En route or TDY return? My current unit and my current s1 isn’t very much help, they can’t give me much information other than that 30 days is enough to clear and move to Hawaii.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 15 at 2020 7:10 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 15 Sep 2020 19:10:42 -0400

All MOS retraining is TDY enroute. If you have dependents you’ll be authorized to choose to return to clear after training, it’s still TDY enroute even if you return to clear. If you don’t have dependents you will clear prior to reporting to AIT. You will need to do your levy packet, get your physical orders, and get a manual DD1610 approved with your Line of Accounting approved from your Division prior to reporting.

Response by CW2 Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 15 at 2020 7:23 PM

CW2 Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 15 Sep 2020 19:23:42 -0400

Since you have a school date you can apply for 160th already and get your follow on assignment narrowed down to 3 locations.

Response by SGT Lenise Hamilton made Sep 15 at 2020 8:15 PM

SGT Lenise Hamilton — Tue, 15 Sep 2020 20:15:05 -0400

Hello SGT Nick, in reference to your PCS Orders, you might want to touch base with your personnel representative, that's what they are there for, they are suppose to keep you informed of your next transition. If your on one of those classified deployment assignments, you just may or shall I say be deferred, I'm not real clear as to what type of deployment your currently on. Also, I'm not sure if everything has drastically changed in the personel field since I've been in, but, usually the rule of thumb was you would go to your new MOS training first! your orders should also reflect how long you will be in TDY status. Upon completion, you orders will also reflect your new duty station and your reporting date as well. Again, if I were you! I would go an make contact with my PAC personnel to get clear clarity as to how you are suppose to move forward with all the above mentioned. Make sure you stay on top of this Nick! particularly if you already have a class date. This use to be my area of expertise when I was in the military, all the best to you :-) .

Response by SSG(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 17 at 2020 11:43 AM

SSG(P) Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 17 Sep 2020 11:43:13 -0400

I was deployed when I got selected for OCS. I found the appropriate reg and learned that I had to be back stateside no less than 90 days prior to my report date. I let my chain of command know (showed them the reg) and I was allowed to go home early with "Torch party" so that I would have enough time to clear and PCS to Fort Benning (yeah, I don't know why I was PCSed, as I had been branched Engineer by DA, but I was. Heck my PCS orders had my rank as 2LT, which the ACT system still lists me as)