Can leadership force me to attend blc when I’m getting out?

Think of it this way.. if you have no intention on continuing in the military, BLC is a great thing to put on your resume. BLC is an eye opener for yourself in the path of leadership. You will learn a lot and have the opportunity to lead your peers. It really was a good time and I got a lot out of it. I wouldn’t recommend refusing to go.. “only have a year left” is terms to ruin everything you have worked for thus far. Go out with a bang and be that much better.

Even if you’re getting out in a year, you’re not out yet. And it’s good experience. Might as well get it.

Shit or get off the pot. Go to school or get out. The army doesn’t want you if your stagnant so yes they can force you.

When I was younger, PLDC (as it was called then) slots were tough to get. It’s a honor to be chosen and you should go. If you separate, you will still acquire skills that you will use in the civilian world. If you don’t go, others that can’t go but want to will be resentful. If you ever leave anywhere in life, leave out of the front door.

If you don’t want to go relinquish the stripes!!! A blc course is a great resume builder!! Also you are keeping another soldier from getting a leadership position that they deserve by holding that slot on the MTOE!!

Byron Skinner. Never heard of this situation but I would just guess but if the individual went to his CO after talking with hid platoon leader that would likely being called to the legal affairs department you would forest see a uniformed officer who checked out the circumstances approved for a General Dischargee under Honorable conditions. Re[ported to your CO with the paperwork, he handed the officer the paper work, the officer took out what the was to go into the 201 file, and told the trooper to get his gear and cmd back to the office for transportation to the Battalion holding Company. The rest of the process was conducted with civilians, unofficially you are done with the military.

I'd go, even so; it could provide help for whatever career you choose to pursue after you detach.

I commented on this earlier, but want to clarify. If you refuse the course, you'll likely get a Bar to Re enlistment and when you get out, you will have an Honorable Discharge, but your 214 will have an RE4 seperation code, which is"did not meet Army retention standards". Future employers will interpret this however they want. You can tell them what happened, but no one will want to see your dirty laundry to prove it. If the 214 just said "decided to get out instead of going to a school", I'd say screw it. But for the hassle it will create DECADES down the road, just go to the fricken school.

Yes you should. Those are college credits that do transfer to your basic education courses. It is also a MANAGEMENT school which you can put on a resume to show that you have an official management class on top of being able to already lead.

Coming from someone who turned down a school, got barred from re enlistment and got out to work for the airlines, my advice to you is just go to the damned school. I more than tripled my pay by getting out but the fact of the matter is that an "RE 4" code on your DD 214 is gonna need to be explained way more than you can imagine at your age.

Take that for what it's worth.