WEBVTT 00:00.950 --> 00:01.783 - Good morning. 00:01.783 --> 00:05.240 I am DJ Fluffy Bunny aka PFC Trinity Carter 00:05.240 --> 00:07.020 and I have a special guest here in the studio, 00:07.020 --> 00:08.390 can you please introduce yourself? 00:08.390 --> 00:12.713 - DJ Shipwreck aka Major Leslie Shipp from Garrison. 00:13.620 --> 00:16.000 - Awesome and ma'am, 00:16.000 --> 00:19.380 what is with this new stop move? 00:19.380 --> 00:23.270 - So as of yesterday, the Secretary of Defense published 00:23.270 --> 00:25.260 a new memorandum saying the stop move 00:25.260 --> 00:27.800 is now extended to 30 June 00:27.800 --> 00:31.510 but don't be afraid because there are eight exemptions 00:31.510 --> 00:35.760 and there are three exceptions and we'll go over those. 00:35.760 --> 00:39.960 - Okay, and what are common exemptions to this policy? 00:39.960 --> 00:42.590 - So the common exemptions that we're seeing, 00:42.590 --> 00:43.960 I told you there are a total of eight 00:43.960 --> 00:45.740 but we're mainly seeing three. 00:45.740 --> 00:47.110 Those three being 00:47.110 --> 00:49.240 if you're currently in the PCS process, 00:49.240 --> 00:51.440 if you've already signed out of your losing unit 00:51.440 --> 00:54.070 and you're on your way to Italy, 00:54.070 --> 00:57.410 you can still keep moving if you're TVY 00:57.410 --> 00:59.410 and your TVY ends during this, 00:59.410 --> 01:01.540 you can return to home station. 01:01.540 --> 01:02.968 And the last one one is, 01:02.968 --> 01:06.670 if you are retiring and or separating from the army, 01:06.670 --> 01:10.210 and separation means ETS, Chapters and ADOS 01:10.210 --> 01:12.680 for those reserve soldiers out there. 01:12.680 --> 01:15.090 - And the exceptions, what are they based on? 01:15.090 --> 01:17.780 - So the three exceptions are the same 01:17.780 --> 01:20.280 that we have been seeing since this has begun. 01:20.280 --> 01:22.010 There are if you are considered 01:22.010 --> 01:24.310 missing essential at the next unit. 01:24.310 --> 01:29.200 If you are facing humanitarian reasons that being 01:29.200 --> 01:32.090 right now we're seeing a lot of pregnancies either in 01:32.090 --> 01:34.092 the service member or in the spouses 01:34.092 --> 01:36.700 and no flight dates quickly approaching. 01:36.700 --> 01:39.120 And then there are extreme hardships, 01:39.120 --> 01:41.290 this is those families that have been separated 01:41.290 --> 01:43.120 and now you are paying 2 mortgages, 01:43.120 --> 01:45.690 and things like that and or different reasons. 01:45.690 --> 01:47.740 Those are the ones that we're seeing. 01:47.740 --> 01:51.410 - And who is taskforce PCS working with? 01:51.410 --> 01:56.410 - So taskforce PCS is made up of Garrison people 01:56.490 --> 02:00.620 coming out of DRM, coming out of DHR, 02:00.620 --> 02:03.480 so we have a lot of personnel people involved. 02:03.480 --> 02:05.440 And then you have a person like myself 02:05.440 --> 02:07.600 who's a Logi just stuck in on this one. 02:07.600 --> 02:09.700 But we are working with the tenant units 02:09.700 --> 02:12.300 who are holding their own ETP boards 02:12.300 --> 02:15.610 to push up to the centralized taskforce PCS. 02:15.610 --> 02:19.910 And we work with the SRO and the tenant unit commanders 02:19.910 --> 02:24.410 and have a very fair process of called an ETP board 02:24.410 --> 02:28.200 to get people exceptions to these policies then get out. 02:28.200 --> 02:32.490 - All right and ma'am, how long will there be no movement? 02:32.490 --> 02:33.480 - So like I said, 02:33.480 --> 02:35.190 the stop move is currently in effect 02:35.190 --> 02:37.560 to 30 June of this year. 02:37.560 --> 02:39.450 Right now, we are looking 02:39.450 --> 02:41.380 and probably planning on the window 02:41.380 --> 02:43.926 starting to open around 1 July. 02:43.926 --> 02:47.920 We can't guarantee that as DEROS's are constantly changing 02:47.920 --> 02:50.670 and that's something that's happening at the human resource 02:50.670 --> 02:54.530 command level, HRC, not at the unit level. 02:54.530 --> 02:56.600 - And what do people need to be prepared for 02:56.600 --> 02:59.190 if they have move scheduled soon? 02:59.190 --> 03:04.190 - So if you are scheduled to move between now and 30 June 03:04.400 --> 03:08.340 or if you're just in the 2002 cycle for PCS, 03:08.340 --> 03:12.100 again expecting to have that DEROS's slide to the right 03:12.100 --> 03:13.460 meaning it will go further out. 03:13.460 --> 03:15.490 If you're expecting to report in July, 03:15.490 --> 03:18.980 you might not have any report date of August or September. 03:18.980 --> 03:22.530 And also a big thing that you need to be prepared for is 03:22.530 --> 03:25.780 PCS leave being canceled and not happening. 03:25.780 --> 03:28.510 You will go from here to your gaining unit, 03:28.510 --> 03:32.180 sign in and then work with that new chain of command 03:32.180 --> 03:35.210 giving local leave in that area. 03:35.210 --> 03:38.300 - Okay, and what are tour extensions? 03:38.300 --> 03:41.330 - So if you are in good standing with your chain in command 03:41.330 --> 03:44.998 here and you're willing to stay in Italy for another year, 03:44.998 --> 03:48.880 you can do what's called a foreign service tour extension 03:48.880 --> 03:51.680 and you would work that with your unit chain of command 03:51.680 --> 03:53.860 and your unit as well. 03:53.860 --> 03:55.980 - And can people still plan for the move 03:55.980 --> 03:58.220 given the circumstances? 03:58.220 --> 03:59.053 - Yes. 03:59.053 --> 04:01.170 So if you are currently on orders, 04:01.170 --> 04:04.870 have orders in hand, you can currently go to NPD, 04:04.870 --> 04:06.480 make sure those orders are processed, 04:06.480 --> 04:09.790 get amendments if your DEROS has now changed. 04:09.790 --> 04:13.840 You can also go to transportation and book dates, 04:13.840 --> 04:17.140 tentative dates for your household good pick up 04:17.140 --> 04:20.700 and you could also out process at the CPS building. 04:20.700 --> 04:22.830 The one thing we say is make sure 04:22.830 --> 04:26.190 you're calling organizations to make appointments 04:26.190 --> 04:29.550 because a lot of these agencies are tele-working right now 04:29.550 --> 04:32.290 so you need to call ahead of time, make appointments, 04:32.290 --> 04:33.420 especially if you're clearing 04:33.420 --> 04:35.740 and have received an ETP to get out. 04:35.740 --> 04:36.630 But please remember, 04:36.630 --> 04:38.550 everything is subject to change 04:38.550 --> 04:41.283 so if their hours are a certain way one day, 04:41.283 --> 04:43.050 they could change that next day 04:43.050 --> 04:46.630 so please remember to be fluid and call ahead of time. 04:46.630 --> 04:48.410 - And on a more positive note, 04:48.410 --> 04:50.050 how is everybody holding up currently 04:50.050 --> 04:52.010 with the stop movement process? 04:52.010 --> 04:55.120 - So the soldiers, civilians and families that we've seen 04:55.120 --> 04:57.570 going through this PCS season, 04:57.570 --> 05:00.580 we know want the summer surge and PCS season going on 05:00.580 --> 05:03.430 is just stressful in general and then you add Covid-19 05:03.430 --> 05:07.630 on top of it and you have now hit a recipe for disaster. 05:07.630 --> 05:11.030 However, our families are truly showing the resiliency 05:11.030 --> 05:13.070 that we are built on with the army 05:13.070 --> 05:16.520 and right now everybody we get out is extremely grateful, 05:16.520 --> 05:20.460 happy, it takes a minute but they are giving us 05:20.460 --> 05:22.510 their patience and bearing with us 05:22.510 --> 05:24.410 as we get them through this hard time. 05:25.280 --> 05:26.910 - Awesome, and anything else 05:26.910 --> 05:28.310 you would like to add, ma'am? 05:28.310 --> 05:29.143 - Yes. 05:29.143 --> 05:32.381 If you feel that you're in a situation where you could get 05:32.381 --> 05:36.720 an exemption and or an exception to policy, 05:36.720 --> 05:38.670 please get with your unit chain of command 05:38.670 --> 05:42.450 to get them up to the ETB board process. 05:42.450 --> 05:44.930 - Awesome, and thank you so much for coming in, ma'am. 05:44.930 --> 05:45.763 - No, thank you. 05:45.763 --> 05:47.469 DJ Shipwreck out. 05:47.469 --> 05:50.052 (upbeat music)