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by Anonymous on October 17th, 2009

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Can anyone in the Army tell me why you get asked about assignment preferences if they're just ignored anyway?

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  • by CannedHam on October 1st, 2011

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    Almost all troops (and 100% of new recruits) think asking for a specific post means only that post. They don't realize that PERSCOM runs on the "close enough is good enough" principal. Here's how it works:

    Let's say you request Fort Sam Houston (San Antonio, TX). PERSCOM will actually look to see if your MOS is open (and in your pay grade) at Fort Sham for the time period you're anticipated to arrive there. If there is not a slot or you just get there too soon/late to fill an appropriate opening, they look to the next closest post. In this case, it would be Fort Hood. If Hood has no openings, the net is spread to cover Fort Bliss (TX), Fort Sill (OK), Fort Polk (LA), and even Fort Leonard Wood (MO). Asking for a specific post is really indicating a regional preference.

    Ask for Hawaii and you are signing up for the Pacific Rim, which includes Alaska, Japan, and Korea (guess where you'd be most likely to go based on turnover. Hint: You like kimchee?).

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