What are the rules and regulations for soldiers during the weekends? Are we required to tell leaders all of our weekend plans?

2018-04-07T16:31:17-04:00

Response by MAJ Ken Landgren made Apr 7 at 2018 5:04 PM

2018-04-07T17:04:40-04:00

Would you rather have NCOs who don't know much about you and your weekend plans.

Response by CSM Tony Blair made Apr 7 at 2018 5:22 PM

2018-04-07T17:22:35-04:00

Lol
Only if you are going outside the radius if the post, our was 150 miles from the post if i remember right.

Response by MSG Lance Kelly made Apr 7 at 2018 7:43 PM

2018-04-07T19:43:30-04:00

I say no to telling them your weekend plans, that's your business. However, if you are planing on a road trip or doing something a little out of the ordinary then giving them a heads up might be a good thing. An example is you are stationed at Fort Irwin, CA and decide to go to a concert in Las Vegas. Unfortunately it happens to be the night of the hotel shooting. Whether you are in the direct line of fire or in the vicinity it is probably something your unit will need to know. When there are unfortunate events around our nation units sometimes have to report on the status of their Soldiers for accountability. So if your plans are to hang out in Barstow (about 30 miles from the post) you probably don't need to tell anyone. If you are going to Vegas it might be nice to give someone a heads up just in case something does happen, this way they can take necessary actions to determine if you were involved in an accident.

Response by SGM Bill Frazer made Apr 7 at 2018 7:44 PM

2018-04-07T19:44:27-04:00

Look at the Post/unit sop- many have restrictions on distance traveled without a pass. As for telling them (NCO's)- they are responsible for both you and your safety. They are the ones who will have to report you if missing, and it would be damn nice to tell the law about where you were at and engaged in what, so they could FIND you or your body!

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 7 at 2018 7:56 PM

2018-04-07T19:56:29-04:00

Thank you all for the feedback btw

Response by SFC Christopher Taggart made Apr 7 at 2018 8:41 PM

2018-04-07T20:41:59-04:00

If you're not doing anything wrong, you shouldn't feel embarrassed if your first-line supervisor asks you what your plans are for the weekend. They just want to be able to give the MPs and CID the "last known" whereabouts of the soldier, if he comes up missing or dead. "I don't know, Sir" is never a good answer for a leader, when you're standing in front of your commander, whether its Company or Brigade.

Response by SFC Kelly Fuerhoff made Apr 7 at 2018 8:42 PM

2018-04-07T20:42:02-04:00

In my last unit we had to do a counseling that we put down what we were going to do for the weekend. It was really stupid - and then PACE on who we would call (so Primary, Alternate, Contingent and who we'd call if it's an emergency) in our chain.

I didn't really do much especially after I had my daughter. Most of the soldiers put "play video games" to which I encouraged them when it is nice out please at some point go out into the sunlight.

Do you have to tell leaders your plans? I can't recall a regulation that mandates it. Just don't do dumb shit on the weekends or at all.

If you want to go outside any mileage radius you better be safe and put in a pass or leave though.

Response by Maj John Bell made Apr 7 at 2018 11:27 PM

2018-04-07T23:27:31-04:00

Even as officers:
_If we were planning on leaving a 30 mile radius from post, we need to let the command know where we were going.
_If we were planning on leaving a 60 mile radius from post, we had to get command approval, whether we were using leave or not.
_If we were using commercial transportation for anything other than local travel, we had to show our ticket to our CO.
_If we left a 60 mile radius from post on leave or liberty, we had to be back within a 30 mile radius no later than 8 hours from the expiration of leave or liberty.
_If we were not going to be back before the expiration of leave or liberty, the duty desk better get a call as soon as possible once we knew. Calling the command AFTER the expiration of leave or liberty did absolutely nothing to shield from the $#!* storm that was coming our way.

Response by CAPT Kevin B. made Apr 8 at 2018 1:28 AM

2018-04-08T01:28:33-04:00

Had to laugh on this one. Way back in the day when I was going through OIS, long before cell phones, etc., we filled out a log on the Quarterdeck. Usual thing mentioned elsewhere so if you got in a car wreck or whatever, they'd at least have somewhere to start. Problem was the duty OOD was an Iranian exchange officer who didn't quite get the language right when my then fiance called. "ENS Ball grabbed two nurses and went over the State Line. He won't be back until Monday." That one took a while to settle down....