When you're at your first duty station, and you have a 4-year contract, when is the earliest that can you request orders? https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/when-you-re-at-your-first-duty-station-and-you-have-a-4-year-contract-when-is-the-earliest-that-can-you-request-orders <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div> Sun, 23 Feb 2020 20:35:56 -0500 When you're at your first duty station, and you have a 4-year contract, when is the earliest that can you request orders? https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/when-you-re-at-your-first-duty-station-and-you-have-a-4-year-contract-when-is-the-earliest-that-can-you-request-orders <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div> SPC Private RallyPoint Member Sun, 23 Feb 2020 20:35:56 -0500 2020-02-23T20:35:56-05:00 Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 23 at 2020 8:40 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/when-you-re-at-your-first-duty-station-and-you-have-a-4-year-contract-when-is-the-earliest-that-can-you-request-orders?n=5592922&urlhash=5592922 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>A little after two years you can request to move at three years SFC Private RallyPoint Member Sun, 23 Feb 2020 20:40:52 -0500 2020-02-23T20:40:52-05:00 Response by Landrew Usoalii S. made Feb 23 at 2020 8:44 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/when-you-re-at-your-first-duty-station-and-you-have-a-4-year-contract-when-is-the-earliest-that-can-you-request-orders?n=5592929&urlhash=5592929 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>It all depends on your MOS and your staus of being promotable. I was stationed in Germany and 18 months I recieved orders for Korea. But SFC Boyd is also correct. Landrew Usoalii S. Sun, 23 Feb 2020 20:44:29 -0500 2020-02-23T20:44:29-05:00 Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 23 at 2020 10:51 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/when-you-re-at-your-first-duty-station-and-you-have-a-4-year-contract-when-is-the-earliest-that-can-you-request-orders?n=5593192&urlhash=5593192 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>You can drop a 4187 for transfer potentially at 24 months. You could contact your branch to request a harder, critical, more needs of the Army position at another location at 18 months. But you are Usually stabilized for the three years assigned unless you get promoted out, moved out in same command or get sent to school. LTC Private RallyPoint Member Sun, 23 Feb 2020 22:51:36 -0500 2020-02-23T22:51:36-05:00 Response by CW4 Craig Urban made Feb 24 at 2020 5:43 AM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/when-you-re-at-your-first-duty-station-and-you-have-a-4-year-contract-when-is-the-earliest-that-can-you-request-orders?n=5593567&urlhash=5593567 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I never asked to move I went where the army sent me. CW4 Craig Urban Mon, 24 Feb 2020 05:43:25 -0500 2020-02-24T05:43:25-05:00 Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 24 at 2020 7:39 AM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/when-you-re-at-your-first-duty-station-and-you-have-a-4-year-contract-when-is-the-earliest-that-can-you-request-orders?n=5593965&urlhash=5593965 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I usually start hitting up branch at a year SSG Private RallyPoint Member Mon, 24 Feb 2020 07:39:32 -0500 2020-02-24T07:39:32-05:00 Response by PFC Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 25 at 2020 5:13 PM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/when-you-re-at-your-first-duty-station-and-you-have-a-4-year-contract-when-is-the-earliest-that-can-you-request-orders?n=5599391&urlhash=5599391 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>If first duty station is somewhere like Korea where it’s 2 years you can request about halfway through that time. PFC Private RallyPoint Member Tue, 25 Feb 2020 17:13:52 -0500 2020-02-25T17:13:52-05:00 2020-02-23T20:35:56-05:00