Posted on Sep 13, 2021
Can I delete my orders and go reserve? Or can I chapter 8 myself and get out, then get back in and go reserve?
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I’m going to talk to retention to I just want to see what y’all know. Thank you.
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Not sure what you're meaning exactly but...the answer to all is NO. Here is why:
1) You can't/don't delete orders. A request from your unit and BN S1 has to be submitted all the way to HQDA for their consideration.
2) If you become pregnant for Chapter 8, you have to go thru the packet process upon request as it is not automatically given to you. Women who take this Chapter are either given a full on discharge or discharged into the Inactive Ready Reserves (IRR). AR 635–200 is the reference for this.
3) To go from the IRR to Active Reserves, there is a process. And you would have to speak with a Reserve Career Counselor.
There is a process for each of the options you are looking at. You cannot just arbitrarily do these things.
1) You can't/don't delete orders. A request from your unit and BN S1 has to be submitted all the way to HQDA for their consideration.
2) If you become pregnant for Chapter 8, you have to go thru the packet process upon request as it is not automatically given to you. Women who take this Chapter are either given a full on discharge or discharged into the Inactive Ready Reserves (IRR). AR 635–200 is the reference for this.
3) To go from the IRR to Active Reserves, there is a process. And you would have to speak with a Reserve Career Counselor.
There is a process for each of the options you are looking at. You cannot just arbitrarily do these things.
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Keep in mind that if you do separate and want to do anything in the Reserve your active duty record follows you. For any decisions made during your Reserve career, your active duty record may be reviewed. Particularly for any Board actions. This will also be reviewed in the event you desire to return to active duty. So keep it squeaky clean.
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You can join the Reserves at the end of your active duty contract.
You can't request to delete your orders without a valid reason. But if you have to reenlist to take them you can sign an initial term statement and have them deleted.
Chapter 8 is a pregnancy separation.
You can't request to delete your orders without a valid reason. But if you have to reenlist to take them you can sign an initial term statement and have them deleted.
Chapter 8 is a pregnancy separation.
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I would take a pause and think about everything before doing anything drastic.
Can you delete your orders? No. If you have orders and have enough time on your contract they can kind of launch you where ever if you met TIS for your current duty location. If you have an exceptional circumstance you can always bring it up the chain but "I don't want to go" isn't a valid excuse.
Can you just opt out and go reserve? No. There is a process to do it and you would need to submit for a transfer. It go go either way but ultimately it depends on if your MOS manager can/will release you.
Can you chapter yourself? No. If you become pregnant you could use that as a way out but having a kid to get out isn't a recommended route. But you can't just chapter yourself out if you dislike your orders
Can you delete your orders? No. If you have orders and have enough time on your contract they can kind of launch you where ever if you met TIS for your current duty location. If you have an exceptional circumstance you can always bring it up the chain but "I don't want to go" isn't a valid excuse.
Can you just opt out and go reserve? No. There is a process to do it and you would need to submit for a transfer. It go go either way but ultimately it depends on if your MOS manager can/will release you.
Can you chapter yourself? No. If you become pregnant you could use that as a way out but having a kid to get out isn't a recommended route. But you can't just chapter yourself out if you dislike your orders
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I re-enlisted back in May to go to Fort Stewart for 3 years. I just wanted to changed my route to reserve to be with my kid more. I didn’t realize how bad it sucks having a daycare pretty much raise my child and not me. I do not plan on getting pregnant again anytime soon. I just heard I could get chapter 8 if my family care plan doesn’t fall through. It was just a option I was looking into. I still plan on serving but if I would go reserve I would do a 6 year instead of a 3 year contract. I might just be stuck with going active until 2024 unfortunately.
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SPC (Join to see) if you reenlisted for an assignment you can cancel your orders, of course your husband will be affected. You will still be in the Army till your contract ETS.
You can separate under Family Care Plan, that's not a a pregnancy chapter. You'll owe any bonus you received, assuming you received a bonus
You can separate under Family Care Plan, that's not a a pregnancy chapter. You'll owe any bonus you received, assuming you received a bonus
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SSgt Christophe Murphy
SPC (Join to see) - separating due to family care plan is something else but it is possible. I would just look at all of your options before pulling the trigger on anything
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I always thought chapter 8 fell under that. I definitely am though.SSgt Christophe Murphy
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