Active Duty orders?

Your rant is appropriate. This happens at all levels of the military! Scary but true. When the path taken is not the norm, and high volume, failure to communicate and take appropriate actions can occur. Even when the path is 'the norm' failures occur. With each of these close calls she will take more and more control and intervene for the good of her career and her subordinates.

There may be a fail safe that West Point did not yet receive a copy of the orders - that have not been 'cut'.
 
I agree and we've told her as much.
It was just very discouraging for her. She returned back early from deployment to do this, then had visions of being still there looking like a loser when her unit returned and having to go through the entire application process again next year.

It sounds like the enlisted liaison officer interceded with her rear det. She said the rear det CSM came by today and told her platoon sergeant to personally take her to a levy briefing first thing tomorrow.
 
Often times, that disconnect simply comes from the NCO or COC not being educated on this. Maybe she is the first one in that unit to have gone to WP, so they don't know what to expect. My experience has been the same minus the deployment. It took me walking up to my 1SG and Commander at a company level event (not smart) to get things rolling. Did I get yelled at? Yeah. But did I warn them i was going to do it? Yes. And they did nothing. So like I said earlier, you gotta shake trees. If the small one won't drop apples, climb the big one. Risky move but in my case it worked. Sometimes you have to get things done, and only you can control your future. Not anyone else.
 
Unfortunately she was doing those things but getting the run around. Rear det 1SG told her to see the S1. Rear det S1 told her to call HRC- essentially to do their job.
I think the big disconnect was that no one in the rear det knew what to do about this and she'd gone about as far as she could without going to division.
Fortunately it seems to be getting fixed.
 
The enlisted admissions rep at USMA is there exactly for this reason. They are there to help Soldiers navigate the application process, but also to ensure they actually get there. Glad they stepped in and made some calls and got the ball rolling. Hopefully she also gets a week or two of leave to unwind prior to reporting.
 
The enlisted admissions rep at USMA is there exactly for this reason. They are there to help Soldiers navigate the application process, but also to ensure they actually get there. Glad they stepped in and made some calls and got the ball rolling. Hopefully she also gets a week or two of leave to unwind prior to reporting.
That's what we're hoping for, but her unit is talking to her about going to Air Assault school. We told her it's a bad idea. If they were going to do that should have been done right after she got back from deployment. Chance of getting hurt, she can go while at West Point, take some leave now and unwind. She responded that she can sell her leave back.:bang: Hopefully, sane heads will prevail in her unit.
 
She can do air assault at USMA. No reason for injury risk at this point. It's time to mental transition to her future and get some R&R. That is way more important than something she can do next year at this time.
 
She can do air assault at USMA. No reason for injury risk at this point. It's time to mental transition to her future and get some R&R. That is way more important than something she can do next year at this time.
You know the young, though, money trumps time off when you can switch gears at 90mph :D
 
You know the young, though, money trumps time off when you can switch gears at 90mph :D
Money and another badge. Wisdom is wasted on the young. I told her exactly what NavyHoops wrote, but I'm her dumb dad.
Hopefully, someone in her unit will realize it's a bad idea.
 
Well I am just an old dumb Marine. Yeah at that age she can switch speeds easily. But no reason to risk injury at this point. That can keep her from reporting. I am actually surprised her unit will allow her. Heck if a Marine is within the same year if their EAS with no intention of re-enlisting or a deployment we didn't even send them to the rifle range.
 
Well I am just an old dumb Marine. Yeah at that age she can switch speeds easily. But no reason to risk injury at this point. That can keep her from reporting. I am actually surprised her unit will allow her. Heck if a Marine is within the same year if their EAS with no intention of re-enlisting or a deployment we didn't even send them to the rifle range.
Unfortunately with her unit deployed I don't think they have bodies to fill school slots which is probably why they looked at sending her. Heck, they had her jumping up until last week.
 
Wow. That is risky! Ultimately it's her call and I know at 19 flare is all the rage for a young Soldier. As you well know as we get older that flare mostly equals lots of aches and pains! And why does the Army have flare for everything! I digress... ;)
 
That's what we're hoping for, but her unit is talking to her about going to Air Assault school. We told her it's a bad idea. If they were going to do that should have been done right after she got back from deployment. Chance of getting hurt, she can go while at West Point, take some leave now and unwind. She responded that she can sell her leave back.:bang: Hopefully, sane heads will prevail in her unit.
Tell her to talk to a Sr NCO (or retiree) or check the regulations herself but selling back leave is limited to 60 days in a career. Make sure she knows how much can be sold back because selling it now could impact selling it back later at a higher value. AR 600-8-10, Leave and Pass Administrative Absences
 
I think she will only have a total of about 15 days to use. Plus a day or two of travel. I imagine she will only sell back about 5-10 days if they keep with their AA school plan.
But good to know. I was not aware of that limitation.
 
.... and still no orders. She had her levy briefing last week and was told orders would be cut, but nothing. When she asks her NCOs she's told to go do details.
At this point she will have no choice but to sell back at least some of her leave if she even makes it toR-Day. She is becoming very disheartened.
 
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