Fort Irwin - Timeline (it’s been 84 years)

FlorenceNightingale777

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- I started the IDES process August 2025, I’ve

- had my NARSUM since October 2025. P3 originally was for Major Depression disorder(MDD)

- when I got my NARSUM apparently I was also diagnosed for PTSD during C&P exams and they added a P3 for PTSD to my NARSUM with an amended profile to reflect both diagnoses.

- Couldn’t submit my NARSUM to PEB untill April 29th, 2026. (I had a 12 month long SUSPENDED Administrative Separation flag since April 2025 due to an AR15 last year. so I was flagged for 12 months for probation purposes and PEBLO wouldn’t submit my NARSUM to PEB until the flag was lifted)

- had my proposed VA rating since February 13th, 2026

- My flag was lifted April 28th, 2026

- NARSUM submitted to PEB April 29th, 2026
- received DA 199. 100% VA ,70% DOD June 18th, 2026
- Signed DA 199 June 18th, 2026

When will I receive my orders to leave this true desert wasteland ??? How long from PEB did it take you all to Receive your Orders ?
 
I am laughing at your Titanic joke because that's exactly how it feels!
I have no idea when you'll get your orders. My MEB file was sent a couple weeks ago to the PEB so I'm still waiting.
I can't provide advice but I can provide solidarity! Happy for you though. End is in sight.
 
I am laughing at your Titanic joke because that's exactly how it feels!
I have no idea when you'll get your orders. My MEB file was sent a couple weeks ago to the PEB so I'm still waiting.
I can't provide advice but I can provide solidarity! Happy for you though. End is in sight.
Lolll yeah, the waiting game is killing me. They’re saying fort Irwin is having a wait when generating orders because ever since the shut down they’ve been low staffed. Smh so I’m just wishing and praying that something shakes.
 
One of the Pueblo’s from IDES over the phone. I had asked her how long should it take for me to get my orders, she said normally only a few days, but as of lately they’re short staffed and taking longer than normal so she wasn’t able to tell me exactly when I’d get them…. I’m tryna stay strong but man, idk the place really messed up my head I’m really over it.
 
- I started the IDES process August 2025, I’ve

- had my NARSUM since October 2025. P3 originally was for Major Depression disorder(MDD)

- when I got my NARSUM apparently I was also diagnosed for PTSD during C&P exams and they added a P3 for PTSD to my NARSUM with an amended profile to reflect both diagnoses.

- Couldn’t submit my NARSUM to PEB untill April 29th, 2026. (I had a 12 month long SUSPENDED Administrative Separation flag since April 2025 due to an AR15 last year. so I was flagged for 12 months for probation purposes and PEBLO wouldn’t submit my NARSUM to PEB until the flag was lifted)

- had my proposed VA rating since February 13th, 2026

- My flag was lifted April 28th, 2026

- NARSUM submitted to PEB April 29th, 2026
- received DA 199. 100% VA ,70% DOD June 18th, 2026
- Signed DA 199 June 18th, 2026

When will I receive my orders to leave this true desert wasteland ??? How long from PEB did it take you all to Receive your Orders ?
UPDATE: went to transitions today (June 29th 2026) they handed me a paper and said that commander need to fill it out and email it pack to them. Went to my commander he and I filled out the form and then emailed it back to transitions. Transitions told me now they can generate my orders and that I need to look out for a email from transitions (government email) ….

An hour later I got a phone call from “Army retirement/transition processing office(ARTP) associated with Fort Huachuca” stating that they’ve submitted my retirement packet to Fort Irwin Transitions and that “when fort Irwin generates my orders make sure my admin data is correct on the orders, make sure my retirement date is correct on the orders, and my sure my Official DD214 data is correct and that it states I’m 100% VA , 70% DOD and Permanent.

Right now I just got an email to my personal email from (ARTP) stating roughly the same things we went over the phone. I’ll attatch the email….

****KEY POINT*** go to fort Irwin transitions center and on that paper you get, it asks you for a “separation” date make sure you and your commander come up with a date that’s good for you before he emails it back to them… I recommend putting a date that’s like “02 MONTH YEAR”….. so that you can collect last Army paycheck, since it’s probably going to be 30 days before your Retirement pay hits.
 

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Damn my commander on leave rn. So I get to choose retirement date? What would be the closest I can request if yk
It doesn’t have to be your exact commander, it’s who ever he delegated to be the acting commander while he’s away, and that date is what ever you and the commander decide to put on that paper and on your DA31.

But based off the email it really depends on if you’re taking Transition Administrative leave, or terminal leave, or both.

For me I requested my Separation date to be 03 AUG 26 since I burned my leave days so I won’t be taking terminal leave.

That Transitions Administrative leave is free/uncharitable leave of 20 days, I decided to only put in 10.

So I submitted my leave to Start on July 24th, 2026-August 02, 2026 (in conjunction with my requested seperation date of August 03, 2026.

The reason I did this is because apparently you have to be finaled-out/ cleared before the start of that Transition Administrative leave. So that gives me from the time my orders are cut and received, to the start of that Transition Administrative Leave to clear.(you can clear fort Irwin in at least 3 days)


Remember, you also have to submit a DA31 form to transitions in order to get your orders from them as well.
 
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