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You have a manning and reserves rep somewhere at the APOD (or possibly shiba). Think the title is SO2 manning and reserves and is a captain.

Yes there is an SO2 and an SO3 Reserves at Shaiba but I don't think this is necessarily a case to take to them in the first instance.

In effect by volunteering for an extended tour, as you say, you are committed to serve the allotted time and do the bidding of the officers above you as ordered. Once you have signed the form requesting the extension and this has been accepted there is little you can do to 'opt out' and finish early. We are, after all, in a job where running up a hill, getting shot and dying is a legitimate job description!

Presumably it is the OC who has changed and not the whole hierarchy. I would approach this, as you have done, with your pl/tp comd and sub unit Sgt Major (or equivalents), who know you better and have worked with you. They are the ones who can put your case to the OC and support your request. The suggestion of a meeting with the OC, supported by one of them, would seem to be the best way of trying to resolve your problem; in most cases commanders work on the basis of a volunteer being worth 10 pressed men and take account of such issues.

What I would not do is try to circumvent the CoC until you are certain that you are getting nowhere. This is a surefire way to wind people up and do you no favours. A meeting with the OC may not seem like the easiest way but it is the most direct and the most likely to get results.

Keep us in the loop and don't get downhearted, even if your chuff chart isn't looking any better!

Originally Posted by Aintbrokedontfixit

You have a manning and reserves rep somewhere at the APOD (or possibly shiba). Think the title is SO2 manning and reserves and is a captain.

"No-Wah". A captain is an S03, a Major is an S02.

The post is SO2 but it was filled by a captain.

Originally Posted by Aintbrokedontfixit

The post is SO2 but it was filled by a captain.

...... because that is how important the welfare of deployed STABs is to the regulars! For shame

Originally Posted by Von_Paulus

Originally Posted by Aintbrokedontfixit

The post is SO2 but it was filled by a captain.

...... because that is how important the welfare of deployed STABs is to the regulars! For shame

Not the fault of the Army. If more TA Officers put themselves forward for mobilisation, this sort of problem would not arise.

Originally Posted by Von_Paulus

Originally Posted by Aintbrokedontfixit

The post is SO2 but it was filled by a captain.

...... because that is how important the welfare of deployed STABs is to the regulars! For shame

Oh give over for God's sake. The post is filled by a STAB officer. If there isn't a STAB major ready & willing to do the job, then that is hardly the Regular Army's fault is it? You might ask how important the welfare of deployed STABs is to the TA officer cadre?

Originally Posted by Dilfor

Originally Posted by Von_Paulus

Originally Posted by Aintbrokedontfixit

The post is SO2 but it was filled by a captain.

...... because that is how important the welfare of deployed STABs is to the regulars! For shame

Oh give over for God's sake. The post is filled by a STAB officer. If there isn't a STAB major ready & willing to do the job, then that is hardly the Regular Army's fault is it? You might ask how important the welfare of deployed STABs is to the TA officer cadre?

Just who allocates troops to task? The TA? or Land?
Are you telling me there are no TA Majors in theatre?
Therefore, someone, in Land, has done an excercise in priorities, and the result is my first post!