wgat i want is to ORD as a lao jiao in my unit now
Skip this post if you're serving only 2 years ....
Since you're in Arty like I was, I suppose I should warn you that a
2.5-year serviceman may not ORD together with the unit. The
timeline is designed around the main body (officers, specialists,
mono intake) finishing NS at the same time. It's not a problem if
your liability ends earlier than them but, if you've instead got a
few months more to serve, then the unit may post you out to another
needy "active" outfit. Accordingly, you'll likely end up doing
reservist with the latter bunch, not the former lot.
There's what nearly happened to me. My BC was tasked to arrow
someone to be attached for a month-long jungle training. The choice
narrowed down to me, but he made a promise to take care of my
interests if I would agree to go. I did, & about 4 months later
- just as the unit was ORDing - he got another instruction
requiring one of his Air-Level soldiers (i.e. extra half year to
serve) to be posted on to a younger active SAR unit. Again, the
choice narrowed down to me & one other guy. "Fortunately", I
could call on the favor & be retained, while my friend had to
do field exercises for another 6 months - with an unfamiliar,
non-Arty outfit at that.
