For all of you at TBS:
You must, I repeat, MUST keep checking on your TMO status once you fill out your initial paperwork (and all paperwork after that) until the movers are gone with your stuff, or your DITY paperwork is in your hands. Do not rely on them to get anything done.
When I was leaving, I had requested a date for the movers, and hearing nothing to the contrary, figured that things were good to go (as had been the case with previous PCS moves). About a week out, I hadn't heard anything (one or two others in our company had), so I called TMO to find out WTF. They said my paperwork was "incomplete" and they hadn't processed it. I was FURIOUS! Not even a courtesy call to me to let me know of the situation. Of course, they told me that I needed 10 business days for Ft Belvoir to process it, yadda yadda yadda, which was well after my move-out date AND well into my proceed/delay to Pensacola. After jumping through hoops and contacting Ft Belvoir directly, I was able to make the move happen with just two days notice. It didn't have to be that hard. BTW, this problem affected a good many lieutenants in my company, so much so that the chain of command had to get involved. It wasn't an isolated incident.
Just wanted to warn you guys that they will not inform you of any SNAFUs. Somehow, it is up to you to know that your paperwork is jacked up. Stay on those people; bug the crap out of them. Make sure they do their job. Ultimately, as with most things in the Corps, it is on YOU to make your move happen.
You must, I repeat, MUST keep checking on your TMO status once you fill out your initial paperwork (and all paperwork after that) until the movers are gone with your stuff, or your DITY paperwork is in your hands. Do not rely on them to get anything done.
When I was leaving, I had requested a date for the movers, and hearing nothing to the contrary, figured that things were good to go (as had been the case with previous PCS moves). About a week out, I hadn't heard anything (one or two others in our company had), so I called TMO to find out WTF. They said my paperwork was "incomplete" and they hadn't processed it. I was FURIOUS! Not even a courtesy call to me to let me know of the situation. Of course, they told me that I needed 10 business days for Ft Belvoir to process it, yadda yadda yadda, which was well after my move-out date AND well into my proceed/delay to Pensacola. After jumping through hoops and contacting Ft Belvoir directly, I was able to make the move happen with just two days notice. It didn't have to be that hard. BTW, this problem affected a good many lieutenants in my company, so much so that the chain of command had to get involved. It wasn't an isolated incident.
Just wanted to warn you guys that they will not inform you of any SNAFUs. Somehow, it is up to you to know that your paperwork is jacked up. Stay on those people; bug the crap out of them. Make sure they do their job. Ultimately, as with most things in the Corps, it is on YOU to make your move happen.
