shock-n-awe
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Do cadets find out where their post assignment is going to be at branching ?
No
Next semester is when they are informed of Post
Do cadets find out where their post assignment is going to be at branching ?
No. They select posts on Post Night - February 5, 2020.Do cadets find out where their post assignment is going to be at branching ?
The assumption is that a cadet who elects to BRADSO is more motivated to be in the selected branch and therefore will perform better and stay in the Army longer, even if they are not required to serve the extra three years. Being last on the involuntary detail list is a reward for that commitment, while getting detailed might be seen as decreasing motivation.I don't understand why this would be the case. Can someone help me with the logic? Once the branch is chosen wouldn't the branch detail go to the lowest OML cadets and work it's way up the OML list until filled?
Do you have any insights on exactly how they determine the postings for cadets who will marry shortly after graduation and be stationed together?No. They select posts on Post Night - February 5, 2020.
They will pick posts based on OML rank, which will change somewhat after 1st semester grades are input.
Do cadets find out where their post assignment is going to be at branching ?
Do cadets find out where their post assignment is going to be at branching ?
WP Cadets find out their post assignments in February. It's usually February or March for ROTC cadets.Do cadets find out where their post assignment is going to be at branching ?
Sorry, I don’t know.Do you have any insights on exactly how they determine the postings for cadets who will marry shortly after graduation and be stationed together?
Also aviation all go to same post so do not go to post night.No, posting happens later, except for Cyber. All Cyber officers go to Ft. Gordon, GA (for both BOLC and initial post) so there is no need to attend Post Night. At least, that was the case for the class of 2019.
Thanks. Good stuff on the Branch process!Sorry, I don’t know.
Also aviation all go to same post so do not go to post night.
Post night delivers their first assignment AFTER training. This is the location where they will spend 3 or so years.
That is true but, in the case of Cyber, training and initial post are both Ft. Gordon, so there was no need to attend Post Night (those going straight to grad school already knew where they were headed as well). Our son will be there for the next six years. He may have short-term assignments elsewhere (he will be going to grad school later), but he will be posted out of Ft. Gordon for all of his service years. After Branch Night, the Cyber officers were advised to consider buying houses in the Augusta area as they will be there long enough for home ownership to make sense. Our son starts his first job (with the DDS) in January but, when it concludes, he'll still be at Ft. Gordon. Also, the remnant of Cyber currently at Ft. Meade is consolidating to Ft. Gordon; eventually all of Cyber Command will be co-located there.
And, yes, it is possible that some of his co-hort may eventually be farmed out to HI or other places, but BOLC and the initial post for all of Cyber is Ft. Gordon. (Anything can change, of course, but for the class of 2019, this is the current case.)
Heard a little about fiancés posting. There is a formal process and I don't know very much about the details, but they do look at where each is on the post selection order for their branch(s) and try to use the selection for the lower ranking cadet for both. Obviously won't work in every case and I assume some adjusting in many cases to get both cadets posted together.Thanks. Good stuff on the Branch process!
You can actually watch the live stream of post night--with the posts up on the wall in rooms set up by branch. The kids go by class rank to pick their post--and there are PADSO (extra time in service) to pick you post--opportunities. There is always a lot of excitement as a high value post 'goes out'/is picked off the wall.