Reassignment/ 60days early report with not enough leave days?

SPC Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 08 Jul 2019 23:11:52 -0400

1. My compassionate reassignment is approved and report date to new duty station is
Sep 10.
2. I only have 6days leave left in my LES because finance messed up my paper work and took away 15 days on my leave still trying to fix. I want to report 60days early as possible due to my mothers health. but I don't have enough leave days to cover 60days all the way to report date.
3. I have 8 days to travel from Fort irwin to Fort drum
4. If I don't have enough leave days to cover all the way to report date from 60day mark, Can't I just use my 8 travel days to make it to fort irwin and sign in at new place?
5. what Can I do to report early? I just need to get there soon as possible.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 8 at 2019 11:17 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 08 Jul 2019 23:17:09 -0400

Compassionate reassignment are always approved with a 60-day report date, with 60 days early report authorized. That allows the soldier to immediately begin clearing and leave as soon as possible.
You do not need to be on leave to use your early report. You simply add in the notes on your da 31 that you are authorized 60 days early report and indicate the day that you will be reporting in. Some posts may require that your da 31 cover up until your report date. In that case, you simply request more days than you have oh, and it would put you in the hole. Your commander is authorized to approve it. As long as you report on the day that you intend to oh, you will not go into the hole for leave.

Response by Lt Col Jim Coe made Jul 9 at 2019 1:02 PM

Lt Col Jim Coe — Tue, 09 Jul 2019 13:02:20 -0400

You should have some "house hunting" Permissive TDY available. Used to be a week, check on that. Also, you can go in the hole on leave. Takes permission of Commander usually. Check with your unit First Sergeant. As far as having your leave balance recorded incorrectly, stay after the fix. Again your First Sergeant may be able to help.

Response by SSG Keith Cashion made Jul 9 at 2019 4:28 PM

SSG Keith Cashion — Tue, 09 Jul 2019 16:28:42 -0400

Compassionate reassignment is approved usually with a report date 60 days from approval with 60 days ERA. Per HRC Policy Section (Had this questions the other day). The DA 31 has to go out to the report date (in your case 10 Sept). As SFC Boyd suggested, you can request Advance leave to cover the shortage, but keep in mind, that once at Ft. Drum, finance will calculate Travel Days, and Leave Days from the time you sign out, until the day you sign in.

Also, you could do as the good LTC suggested and add Permissive TDY(10 Days) to it as well, as it is Non-Chargeable (O5 is the Approval). Looking at your date of 10 September, you will be in the reporting window by 11 July.

Oh, and the reassignment guy was correct. HRC Policy. Like I stated, had that debate with them.