Need advice: Posting and Workup trg at same time

[JVJA]

  Long story short, I am posted this APS across the country.  We have sold our house, and closing is at the end of June.  Yesterday morning, I received a tasking message to proceed to Edmonton next weekend to start the workup trg for 1-08 next year, so I have to take off and leave my wife and 2 children to do the move .

  Like I mentioned, I will be gone next weekend until Christmas leave, with the exception of summer leave. This was a complete surprise, from what I understand my organization was tasked to provide x number of people, and it was directed that a posting this APS does not negate filling a task.
 
I have been informed the posting is still a go, but my wife will have to do the move and the traveling alone..  I have informed IRP of the changes and given my wife Power of Attorney.  I am now just trying to get as much admin done as possible to ease her burden.

Have any of you been in the same situation and can give me advice on how to help her out, or anything I might be missing?
Thanks

 

[PO2FinClk]

Been there done that and would not recommend it to anyone.

All I would suggest is to have your current chain of command liaise with that of Edmonton to see is some lenient cooperation can be established to assist your family in the move. After all it is there best interest if they want the Social Worker to give you the green light

 

[Roy Harding]

Also been there, done that (twice) - and PO2FinClk is correct - not recommended.

However, it's doable.  In my own case(s), having ready access to a fax machine was extremely important.  Being employed in the BOR this was not a problem - and as a Chief Clerk I ALWAYS ensured the same for all soldiers of my unit(s) in similar circumstances.  If this involved coming in and opening up the BOR at 2200 hrs - then that's what I did.  It also involved some flexibility on the part of my CofC in that there were a couple of times I had to depart an exercise for a few hours in order to sign and Purolator some documents (my wife also held my Power of Attorney, and I can't remember the details - suffice to say that my original signature was required despite having taken this precaution).

Skip_ - you've already sold your house - so that piece of the puzzle is in place.  I was never brave enough to actually purchase a residence without my wife's approval, so in one instance we moved the family into Q's, then my wife purchased a new residence while I was deployed (more faxing).  Move from Q's to new house was accomplished upon my return via means of "borrowed" unit MLVWs (frowned upon, but permitted in my case - kinda - because of circumstances), friends, and beer.  Only the essentials had been unpacked on our original move as we knew this (subsequent move to new home) was the plan.

For the record - both moves required much sucking up by me to my spouse - these moves took place LONG before anybody in the CF had even HEARD of the concept of "QOL", and yet I received much cooperation from my CofC, despite very little institutional understanding regarding personal lives.  I would HOPE that the CF as an organization is even MORE cooperative these days.

Good luck,


Roy

 

[JVJA]

Thanks for the replies and suggestions.  We are going to try and have a family member to help out (and keep an eye on the movers!)

We ended up cancelling our HHT, so we will move into a Q.

Work has been great in offering support.

Thanks again

 

[PO2FinClk]

We ended up cancelling our HHT, so we will move into a Q.

Ensure you discuss with IRP if you intend on seeking other accomodation upon your return to ensure you have everything properly documented and authorized before you officially do anything.

This could win you a redress at a later time if they decide to change the rules while you were gone. Happened to me and won it very expeditiously.

 

[armyvern]

I'm going to back up the "not recommended" group on this one.

I've done it twice while my husband has been deployed....and he's done it once while I was deployed. We had the distinct advantage of us both being military so a lot of our burden was eased as we both knew where to go and who to see for any problems etc. Still, I wouldn't recommend it to anyone unless absolutely no other option exists.

Please, make sure you get her proper contact info, and get your Unit talking with your new one and have them provide a contact on the new end to assist her with requirements there. Make sure you get her into the IRP with you so that she feels comfortable dealing with them by herself; and, last but not least, take a damn cell phone with you, it'll be used.