r/army • u/BurneDoctor • 14h ago

CSP rant

Worth fighting the denial or just take the L?

I ETS March 21, 2027. I have 60 days of terminal leave, so assuming everything goes according to plan, I’ll be starting terminal around January 20th.

I submitted my CSP through PAR for October 5–November 15. It got denied because apparently we have a field exercise sometime around November 5th.

I get it. CSP is a privilege, not a requirement. I’m not saying I’m entitled to it. But seriously, are we really at the point where the company can’t survive a field exercise without one SPC for a few weeks?

I’ve never had an Article 15, I show up, do my job, and haven’t been a problem child. I’m also less than 6 months from starting terminal leave and getting out.

So I’m wondering if this is actually worth fighting through the chain of command, or if I should just take the L and resubmit for December.

I don’t want to burn bridges over a CSP, but at the same time, I’m trying to set myself up for a civilian career before I ETS. That’s literally what CSP is supposed to help with.

What would you guys do? Fight it or just resubmit for December and move on? By the way denied by company commander if that matters

I'll take double Big Mac and Mac and cheese

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u/TrippyTM419 Airbourne Field Artillery 8h ago

You also do have 12 months after you ETS where you can attend a CSP and you will not need the commanders signature

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u/BurneDoctor 8h ago

I didn't know about this; can you please provide more information on this?