Can I be given extra duty 14 days from being separated by the army?

PVT Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 16 Jul 2021 13:19:09 -0400

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 16 at 2021 1:43 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 16 Jul 2021 13:43:23 -0400

You're going to have to explain your question because the way you've worded it doesn't make any sense

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 16 at 2021 1:48 PM

SPC Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 16 Jul 2021 13:48:11 -0400

Sounds like you got an Article 15 but without more information to go on no one's going to be able to assist you further. If it is an Article 15, then yes they can.

Response by SSgt Christophe Murphy made Jul 16 at 2021 1:49 PM

SSgt Christophe Murphy — Fri, 16 Jul 2021 13:49:23 -0400

Your question and information is a little muddled but if I understand correctly you get out in 14 days, you got in trouble and want to know if you can be punished?

If you are still working you are still subject to the rules. Yes, they can.

Response by CSM Darieus ZaGara made Jul 16 at 2021 2:18 PM

CSM Darieus ZaGara — Fri, 16 Jul 2021 14:18:18 -0400

Yes they can.

Response by A1C Chris Pointer made Jul 16 at 2021 3:56 PM

A1C Chris Pointer — Fri, 16 Jul 2021 15:56:50 -0400

Until you’re out of the Army you’re still under your units command

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 16 at 2021 4:18 PM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 16 Jul 2021 16:18:10 -0400

you are fourteen days away from freedom, don't be a dipshit.

Response by SGM Bill Frazer made Jul 16 at 2021 5:16 PM

SGM Bill Frazer — Fri, 16 Jul 2021 17:16:06 -0400

They can up to the minute you sign out !

Response by SGT Robert Wager made Jul 16 at 2021 7:34 PM

SGT Robert Wager — Fri, 16 Jul 2021 19:34:20 -0400

Yes. Your terminal leave can also be canceled. Wanna be on extra duty until 11:59 the day before your actual ETS date? Play stupid games and tick off your commander and find out.

Response by SGT Robert Wager made Jul 16 at 2021 7:35 PM

SGT Robert Wager — Fri, 16 Jul 2021 19:35:56 -0400

US Army… means Uncle Sam ain’t released me yet.

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 16 at 2021 8:12 PM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 16 Jul 2021 20:12:54 -0400

Yep. Sure as shit can.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 16 at 2021 9:59 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 16 Jul 2021 21:59:26 -0400

You are a Soldiers until the very last day. If you do something stupid the day before you can still get the full punishment of UCMJ thrown down upon you.

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 17 at 2021 7:55 AM

1SG Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 17 Jul 2021 07:55:19 -0400

I had a guy get a field grade 5 days before his chapter separatiin date. He lost 1 rank, half of the months pay, and extra duty for 4 days. Day 5 he was gone. You play stupid game you win stupid prizes.

Response by Cpl Vic Burk made Jul 17 at 2021 8:55 AM

Cpl Vic Burk — Sat, 17 Jul 2021 08:55:21 -0400

Hell yes! You are bound by your contract until the second you are released from active duty and they can screw with you all they want. Don't be a dumba$$ and get in trouble in the last days. Suck it up and do the duty and count the hours, minutes and seconds until you leave.

Response by GySgt Kenneth Pepper made Jul 19 at 2021 11:17 AM

GySgt Kenneth Pepper — Mon, 19 Jul 2021 11:17:06 -0400

Seems like they already did............suck it up and finish strong. Next month you will no longer care how that 2 weeks was spent.

Response by CW3 Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 23 at 2021 10:12 AM

CW3 Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 23 Jul 2021 10:12:20 -0400

I was going to say I'm surprised you would even ask such a question but if you are a private and separating.....

Response by PO1 Michael Turnbeaugh made Jul 24 at 2021 5:43 PM

PO1 Michael Turnbeaugh — Sat, 24 Jul 2021 17:43:37 -0400

Had a guy in my unit that kept going UA, getting busted for weed, sleeping on duty - just being a general dirtball. The last time he was brought in for Article 15 the CO asked him what he wanted to do. Kid says he wants out to go work at a gas station (back when there were gas station attendants, not as a mechanic) in Brownsville for his uncle. The CO told me to make it happen. In the meantime the kid lost more pay, was restricted to the base and served extra duty until I was able to get him processed out. That took about two weeks. So, yes, you can get extra duty or any other punishment up until the day you are discharged.

Response by PVT Federico Maestas made Jul 25 at 2021 3:18 PM

PVT Federico Maestas — Sun, 25 Jul 2021 15:18:23 -0400

Oh yes the fuck they can. Up until you have that golden ticket that is your dd214 in your hand, you keep your shit on the straight and narrow.

Response by CPL Mark Kirkpatrick made Jul 31 at 2021 2:12 AM

CPL Mark Kirkpatrick — Sat, 31 Jul 2021 02:12:07 -0400

Unless you are getting out on a medical, it looks like you either didn't do what you are supposed to do or you are a fuck up. I never knew anyone who left the Army as a PVT unless they were chaptered on a medical or were a complete fuck up who lost rank because they were as fucked up as a football bat.
As for the extra duty, hell yes they can and will. Hell, they are probably looking for reasons to give you more. This stupid ass question is a good reason because you gotta know that they already know you came here and showed your ass to the world. The Army is a small world and everyone knows someone who knows someone who knows you. Your best bet is to shut the fuck up, do you ED and hope they don't try to find a reason to send you off with a chicken dinner. (assuming you aren't already reserved a spot at the table.)

And, if your feelings are hurt by the honest answers you got here, too damned bad. Come here and ask stupid questions and you are going to get brutally honest answers.

Response by MSgt James "Buck" Buchanan made Aug 1 at 2021 10:45 PM

MSgt James "Buck" Buchanan — Sun, 01 Aug 2021 22:45:54 -0400

Until you are out of the gate with DD-214 in hand you are subject to any discipline as necessary under UCMJ. Be smart, not a smart-ass!

Response by Cpl Tyler Therrien made Aug 8 at 2021 2:20 PM

Cpl Tyler Therrien — Sun, 08 Aug 2021 14:20:12 -0400

key words "away from being separated" your ass is still theirs, head down cake hole shut and mind your Ps&Qs 'till you are officially out

Response by Sgt Dan Baughman made Aug 8 at 2021 3:46 PM

Sgt Dan Baughman — Sun, 08 Aug 2021 15:46:13 -0400

Your ass still belongs to Uncle Sam. Suck it up for the little time you have left.

Response by SFC Dwight Beaver made Aug 8 at 2021 10:08 PM

SFC Dwight Beaver — Sun, 08 Aug 2021 22:08:49 -0400

You're still in uniform and still must follow the same regulations and orders as if you were a good soldier....

Response by SFC Clark Adams made Aug 8 at 2021 11:13 PM

SFC Clark Adams — Sun, 08 Aug 2021 23:13:23 -0400

Yes!!

Response by SSG Michael McCalla made Aug 9 at 2021 2:22 AM

SSG Michael McCalla — Mon, 09 Aug 2021 02:22:03 -0400

US Army….remember this Uncle Sam Ain’t Released Me Yet…buckle up soldier and ride this shit out. Be a DD 214 alumni and move on!

Response by SGT Michael Dreibelbis made Aug 16 at 2021 3:57 PM

SGT Michael Dreibelbis — Mon, 16 Aug 2021 15:57:34 -0400

You are still contracted with the US Army until the day you ETS. If you royally screw up… they can feel free to hose you like a 3 alarm house fire.

Don’t get cocky, short timer. They can (and will) screw with you if you give them an excuse.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 17 at 2021 6:54 AM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 17 Aug 2021 06:54:10 -0400

Yes, keep your mouth shut, an once you get your DD 214, still remain humble, because civilian life is not a joke!

Response by SFC Tim OReilly made Aug 17 at 2021 7:12 AM

SFC Tim OReilly — Tue, 17 Aug 2021 07:12:39 -0400

Yes, don't get stupid just 'cause you're a short timer.

Response by SPC David Young made Aug 17 at 2021 10:50 AM

SPC David Young — Tue, 17 Aug 2021 10:50:36 -0400

Ummm.... Yes they can and I've seen it happen! I knew a man who was out processing, just a week out from going on terminal leave. They put everything on hold so he could receive a field grade Article 15, demoted from E4 to E1 but that wasn't all. He was then separated from the Army under Chapter 14, administrative discharge for misconduct instead of the honorable discharge he would have gotten otherwise. What did he do? They got him for dereliction of duty, disobeying orders and lying to his chain of command. All he had to do was knuckle down and do his job for what little time he had left. This may not be the answer you're looking for but don't be an idiot!

Response by SSG James Harlow made Aug 17 at 2021 12:43 PM

SSG James Harlow — Tue, 17 Aug 2021 12:43:17 -0400

As they used to say in my day BOHICA, Bend Over Here It Comes Again.

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 18 at 2021 6:59 PM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 18 Aug 2021 18:59:25 -0400

What have you done that makes you ask this question? I love a good story.

Response by PO1 Don Uhrig made Aug 31 at 2021 7:39 PM

PO1 Don Uhrig — Tue, 31 Aug 2021 19:39:07 -0400

Yes. A sailor in a command I was attached to was within one week of separation and thought it was a good idea to tie a bunch of his uniforms together and drag them around base from the bumper of his truck. Don't know the exact reg, but he was put on legal hold and was sent to Captain's Mast and did not separate when he was expecting.

Two weeks, 1-day, a few months... No time period forbids a command from awarding extra duty if applied in a fully legal manner.

Response by SSgt Daniel d'Errico made Sep 7 at 2021 11:57 AM

SSgt Daniel d'Errico — Tue, 07 Sep 2021 11:57:12 -0400

You sure are eligible for any and all extra duty as corporal punishment right up to your discharge/rotation day.

Response by CWO3 Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 12 at 2021 11:39 AM

CWO3 Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 12 Sep 2021 11:39:13 -0400

You can be extended if they so choose.

Response by SSG Chris Furney made Sep 15 at 2021 7:35 PM

SSG Chris Furney — Wed, 15 Sep 2021 19:35:47 -0400

Yes. They crashed a DC8 or whatever just as I was sposed to come home from Germany. Extended me 2 wks "for the convenience of govt." Dunno what I was so pissed off about- all it was, was a 2 wk paid no duty vacation. (When I look back its lucky they didn't extend me about 5 yrs in mannheim haha.) Sure I'd marked the day on a calendar for a year and had things planned stateside with family, but- hell yes they can. Been there, done that. Came back on a C 141.