beaker656 said:
Definitely not a silly question. The modern overstretched army is all about numbers and bums on seats and does not necessarily have your best interest at heart.
When I was in, I contacted them a number of times. Though being in a small trade group made it a lot easier (spec op) as the person on the other end of the phone generally remembered me, where I had been and where I was aiming to reach.
Most of the time I found it useful and I got the results I wanted. Then submitted the paperwork / followed the chain of command. Most of the time those who wield the power were non the wiser, and at the end of the day they donât really care about your future or where you go as long as they have a replacement in before you leave. Found this to be the case especially when your 1 or 2 pip wonder doesn't even understand your trade group, its limited postings and what the individual may or may not do at their next unit.
You have nothing to lose as the even the call is free on the mil network.
Beaker,
What are you on? Most officers join to lead and look after men and women, they do not see soldiers as merely pers to keep seats warm. To say they don't care about a soldiers future is boll**ks.
Furthermore if every tradesmen was to ring their desk officer, then a) desk officers would rapidly become unable to do anything but answer phones and b) nobody would know what was going on. Net result is that soldier A thinks he has negotiated a gucci posting but nothing is done as desk offr too busy listening to soliders B-Z bang on about where they want to go.
Leave it to the chain of command
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