can l go to monterey??

Question

lm reclassing to 21Y (supply) and the only reason lm reclassing is to be able or have more open options but **** when l signed my contract they didnt put it in writing [lm talking about the place where l want to go which is Presidio of Monterey in California]
l still need to go to AIT but **** l got orders alrady to go to fort polk [ louisiana] its almost impossible for me going to any post other than Monterey because l have my house there, my wife makes good enough money to pay the house.
lm wondering if there s anything l can do about it.
l called S1 in monterey and they have an opening for me but l dont hold the mos yet so...
l called branch manager, they told me same thing, looks like lm stucked there
my friend told me that once l finish my AIT go straight to monterey without orders and tell them that l lost my orders and they inprosses me there and l can stay... u think this might work? what u know about this?

l've been in the Army for two years already so l had to reenlist in order to reclass, my retention NCO told me that it could nt be in writing because l didnt hold my MOS yet that l had to wait untill l was close to graduate but boom, the next day DA send me orders to go to Polk... now branch says that my retention Nco is who has to fix that, and he says that is DA who gave me orders but he says l have to wait untill finish Ait so l can request to go to Cali.
l dont know, lm confused, lm afraid that if l wait it could be to late.
l dont know what to do and they know the only reason l reup is cause been supply clerk l could go to Monterey.

Answer 1

It strikes me, that if you went anywhere other than to where
you have orders to go, you'd be classified as AWOL. You
don't mess with the military and have them see things your
way. This 'friend' can't be much of one, to try to get you into
trouble. Usually they never want the service member to get
assigned to where they came from. They'll send you as far
away as possible instead. And you will be at Ft Polk. I'd
advise you just to wait for your annual leave and go home for
a visit, and stay out of trouble. If you were thought AWOL
they can put you in the brig and let you set the rest of your
time out there. And you wouldn't like that.
So be practical, wait til you get the right MOS and the
papers to prove it, before asking for a transfer and a different
job than what you have or will be doing at Ft Polk. This is
sound advice coming from a former member of the army
who got listed as AWOL for something I didn't know I even
did wrong. And spent weeks with extra details. That was no
fun at all. I learned to never assume, after that.

Answer 2

Get through your basic and AIT, first. Stay in touch with Branch, as well as that S-1 shop at the Presidio. The whole shop, not just the officer -- the bum might get transferred out before anything happens.

You have just learned your first lesson about the military -- if it ain't in writing, it ain't.

The next thing you have ot learn is, " bloom where you are planted" , i.e., where ever you are, do it now, and do it top-notch.

Good luck with the rest of your career!

wsulliva

Answer 3

I'd wait untill I got to ait and then recontact your branch manager and the s-1 in monterey and see if you can get your orders changed. They should be able to pull some strings to accomadate you. I wouldn't just show up and try to inprocess. Yes they probably would inprocess you, but I'd guess that'd you'd be listed as awol at polk, and that'll throw up some red flags. It all just sounds too shady, I wouldn't do it.

Answer 4

Its not McDonalds or Burger King! YOU can't have it your way all the time!
suck it up, drive on and enjoy Ft. Polk, Louisiana!
Showing up in Monterey w/o official orders and try to inprocess will get you into deeper SHYT!
Leave your wife in Monterey and go to Ft.Polk alone!
Go home when you can!
Nothing else makes you happy, just GO AWOL!

FYI: Needs of the ARMY has priority as far as assignments go!

Hooah!

Answer 5

you cannot get station of choice when reclassing. just because there is a slot open for you now does NOT mean there will one open when you graduate school.
and showing up to POM without orders will only get you in serious trouble for being UA from your real duty station.

Answer 6

You have been in the military two years and haven't figured out that if it ain't in writing, it ain't true? You should know this by now. Never trust career planners or recruiters. And if you are stupid enough to pull off the trick your friend told you, you will wind up in deep s***.

Answer 7

i think you should talk to the people that out process you in ait