U.S. Military Notified That They Can Not Be Further Than 50 Miles From Base

[Jerchap2]

Any military folks on here that can substantiate this? Isn't this a bit unusual?

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[BehindBlueI's]

Not unusual at all. Even during peacetime Ft. Riley had a 250 mile radius when I was stationed there. If you wanted to travel further than that you needed a mileage pass from your command. Every post will be different, with rapid deployment units having a smaller radius than heavy mech units.

 

[Jerchap2]

Not being in the military, I did not know. My son is in the Army Reserve (served a year in Iraq and is back now), and he has not received the order.

 

[USMC-Johnson]

Neg....We have a 96 this weekend and as far as i've heard we have had no recalls and no intent to do so. I am part of a USMC Infantry battalion so we'd be the last to know and the first to be recalled.

 

[spearheadersarge]

I find that hard to believe. When I was in the 7th Inf Div (L), even when we were on DRF status we had a 2 hour recall. There wasn't ever a mileage limit.

 

[romad7]

I'm in the guard but also in a job that would be on the important list, haven't heard any thing. 50 miles is pretty tight compared to the normal local area restrictions that I saw on active duty.

 

[KellyinAvon]

I saw some strange stuff while AD concerning travel distance, putting units on stand-by, people getting recalled from leave/leave canceled, etc. Mostly was due to a commander being all about "leaning forward". "Leaning forward" is of course the first step in "falling on your face".

 

[Jerchap2]

The site that posted this has printed a retraction, saying that it is either base-specific or simply not true. Sorry.

 

[tenring]

Back in ancient history when I was in the Corps at San Diego, during the week was 50 miles, weekend was 150 miles, and on a 72 hour, well that one I don't remember, but I used to fly to Phoenix which was over 300 and stay with an Aunt and Uncle. That was in '67.