ballz
Army.ca Veteran
- Reaction score
- 444
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- 910
Good day,
I have a member in the process of a well-founded (in my opinion) grievance. He was posted to Gagetown prohibited on the BTL, moved out on the economy on his own dime with permission from the CO, and then a year later without asking him or even notifying him, his posting status was changed from prohibited to restricted... it's causing him to lose eligibility to a posting allowance since, as long as that posting message is still effective, he was posted when he was an untrained member.
My question is, can a member's posting status be changed from prohibited to restricted without even asking him? I thought it had to be done at his request. There are big risks accepted in having his posting status changed to restricted while he is still on the BTL. If he would have been posted geographically, he would have had to pay out of his own pocket to move himself. I am looking for some sort of reference that states what is required to change a member's posting from prohibited to restricted... I was under the understanding he was required to request it and then his CO could approve it. I cannot fathom that a unit can just tell a member "guess what, we're changing your posting status to restricted and you will be paying for your move if you get posted geographically after you are done training." In this case, they didn't even tell him, they just did it and he found out a year later when he finished training and got posted.
I have a member in the process of a well-founded (in my opinion) grievance. He was posted to Gagetown prohibited on the BTL, moved out on the economy on his own dime with permission from the CO, and then a year later without asking him or even notifying him, his posting status was changed from prohibited to restricted... it's causing him to lose eligibility to a posting allowance since, as long as that posting message is still effective, he was posted when he was an untrained member.
My question is, can a member's posting status be changed from prohibited to restricted without even asking him? I thought it had to be done at his request. There are big risks accepted in having his posting status changed to restricted while he is still on the BTL. If he would have been posted geographically, he would have had to pay out of his own pocket to move himself. I am looking for some sort of reference that states what is required to change a member's posting from prohibited to restricted... I was under the understanding he was required to request it and then his CO could approve it. I cannot fathom that a unit can just tell a member "guess what, we're changing your posting status to restricted and you will be paying for your move if you get posted geographically after you are done training." In this case, they didn't even tell him, they just did it and he found out a year later when he finished training and got posted.